Subject: Re: [post-1.2] proposed api extension mechanism
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Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 17:41:55 +0100 (BST)
From: Ben Laurie <ben@gonzo.ben.algroup.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <199705011643.JAA12331@gabber.c2.net> from "sameer" at May 1,
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sameer wrote:
> 
> > 
> > gcc does it, of course. I've not come across any platforms recently that don't
> > have C++, but some hard data would be welcome.
> 	g++ is pretty lame though lats I checked.

I write almost everything in C++, and I haven't had any real problems with g++,
apart from some interesting problems with default modes on iostreams (which can
be solved portably).

> > 
> > > 
> > > We've had this discussion before though.
> > 
> > Does that mean we aren't allowed to discuss it again?
> 
> 	No, but we're going to discuss the same things, and it will be
> a waste of breath.

Possibly. It is a considerable time since we last discussed it, and people are
proposing things which cry out for OO programming, so I think the playing field
has changed.

Cheers,

Ben.

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