* Ossama Othman said: > > mean, you can buy a small car - a "shopping bag on wheels" and then buy a > > new engine just to be able to tow a trailer :)) - it is possible, but not > > cost-effective and sensible - you can buy a larger and stronger car at once > > :)). Maybe the example isn't perfect, but it shows what I have in mind :)). > > Oh boy, here we go again. :-) The fact of the matter is that we can go > on debating endlessly about C/C++ virtues. There are many reasons why Of course we can :)) I, personally, like both languages and just use them as a tool - I have nothing against C++ and I'm not a sworn C fan :)) - I'm just trying to find a proper way in this case :))
> rewriting dpkg in C++ instead of C would be good, and there are many > reasons to stick with C. It just so happens that I believe that the > advantages of implementing a dpkg rewrite in C++ outweigh the > disadvantages, IMHO. Well, if we are talking from the purely conceptual point of view, then you have my vote for C++, but when we are talking about environment and conditions where dpkg is used, C has it all. You have to admit that the *nix wold is rather conservative about programming languages :)))))))) - C wins :) > For an excellent and huge example of a C++ wrapper library in use > take a look at ACE. Doug Schmidt's web site (papers, etc.) also I remember seeing it on some CD, it's an Asynchronous Communications Environment, or does my memory fail? :))) > provides many advantages of using C++ libraries, in addition to why C++ > wrapper libraries have advantages. The ACE web site is: > > http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE.html Thanks for the pointer, I will surely read the pages!! Thanks again. > > the second one - Ockham's Rule says "chose the simpler approach, the > simpler > > the better" > > Thanks! :-) Anytime :))) marek
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