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What about C implementation of GCC after cxx-conversion
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Subject: Re: What about C implementation of GCC after cxx-conversion
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On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 7:40:25 PM UTC, Andrew Haley wrote:
> lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Will GCC still be officially maintained in C (along side with C++) under GNU?
> >
> > Or the C implementaion version just dropped or what?
>
> We're converting to C++. GCC will need a C++ compiler.
>
> It's an odd question to ask. Why does it matter?
>
Hi Andrew
I think C++ is too complex and *horrible* language :)
In case the C++ implementation fails,
the community still has the chance to switch back to C implementation
if it always keeps the C version maintained.