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Re: Move GDB to C++ ?


Vladimir Prus wrote:

I think that in this case, the most important argument is that GDB already
uses most of the features C++ has to offer -- except in non-standard and
undocumented way. Switch to C++ will make that better. The only price to
pay is requiring C++ compiler -- and given that the GNU project makes GCC,
I just don't see the issue.

OK, thats worrisome (that you dont see the issue). Because for sure this is a consideration. The effort of building, properly installing, and maintaining an appropriate version of g++ that will make it possible to build and debug gdb is definitely not zero. Sure there are no conceptual difficulties, but that does not mean it is zero work from a system administration point of view.


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