On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 11:36:17AM -0500, Bobby Powers wrote: > Sylvain BERTRAND wrote: > > Since its 4.8 version, gcc cannot bootstrap with a C > > compiler/minimal runtime, it needs a c++ compiler and runtime. > > Making gcc 4.7 series the last "clean" gcc. > > I think it is amusing that you think that gcc 4.7 is clean and good, > because it is written in C. From my understanding it is an incredibly > complex piece of software, and I think that it is quite possible that > using some C++ will cause the GCC code base to suck less (please note > I haven't specified any magnitude of sucking less, or an absolute > position on the suck scale).
"clean" = C bootstrap-able. My personal opinion on c++ is: not a sane language/runtime. My opinion an C: not perfect, but the best compromise.
