Re: GCC 4.4.0 Status Report (2009-03-13)

Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Richard Kenner
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>   
> > > > Yes, I would mind, because it's not MY issue, but RMS's! I don't want
> > > > to speculate why RMS might not want to use C++
> > > >         
> > > That is non argument: RMS has not not contributed any executable
> > > code for GCC, and even less the C++ front-end, for YEARS now.
> > >       
> > What does that have to do with expressing philosophical beliefs about how
> > software development should be done?
> >     
>
> You asserted
>
>    I don't want to speculate why RMS might not want to use C++
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> But, in this case the users of C++ would be the GCC developers.
> Those are the ones directly suffering the handcuffs.
>   
I wouldn't generalize things that broadly -- not everyone sees C++ in a 
positive light.  Personally I see things in C++ I like, but I also see 
things in C++ (and more specifically how it's commonly used) that I 
think is horribly bad.


Jeff