> Why was `gpp' chosen as a possible executable name for a C++ compiler > in AC_PROG_CXX (Autoconf 2.52)? This clashes with: > http://www.math.polytechnique.fr/cmat/auroux/prog/gpp.html Because gpp is the name for g++ on DOS (where '+' is illegal in filenames). This used to be gxx; I'm not sure why this was changed.
