> Why not? If extern "C" is used correctly, the result will work just the same, > and the improved type checking etc. would be an asset here just as it is > elsewhere.
We don't use much C code, so the extra benefits wouldn't really be useful to us (we already get much more benefits by having most of the Ada run-time written in Ada), and having to deal with mixed C++/Ada by default in the Ada run-time can bring its own share or complexity that we shouldn't have to deal with by default. In addition, the GNAT run-time is built for many cross targets where requiring a cross C++ compiler would add lots of extra pain. Requiring a C++ native compiler for bootstrap is one thing (already an extra pain on some platforms), requiring a C++ cross compiler for building the run-time is just not an acceptable requirement. Arno
