>>>>> "Gabriel" == Gabriel Dos Reis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Gabriel> http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/codingconventions.html Gabriel> Avoid the use of identifiers or idioms that would prevent Gabriel> code compiling with a C++ compiler. Identifiers such as new Gabriel> or class, that are reserved words in C++, should not be used Gabriel> as variables or field names. Explicit casts should be used Gabriel> to convert between void* and other pointer types. I hope that doesn't require (void *) casts for pointer arguments passed to the likes of memcpy... Gabriel> If converting GCC to C++ is your ultimate goal, then I don't Gabriel> think you should block these patches. They do not introduce Gabriel> C++, but also they do provide a path to local experiments Gabriel> before we ever have any huge fight about that. I do not Gabriel> think converting GCC to C++ is on the table or will happen Gabriel> any time soon -- see previous long discussions. However, I Gabriel> do not believe it would help the GCC project to block any Gabriel> patch that bring us in alignment to our own committment. We Gabriel> can have our cake and it. I.e. we can have the source code Gabriel> in a form compilable with a C++ compiler and test Gabriel> conjectures/experiments. I think that's a good argument. I also find the argument of better type checking persuasive, whether or not it has yet caught a user-visible bug. paul
