Converting GCC to C++

Converting GCC to C++

Posted Jun 19, 2008 0:38 UTC (Thu) by gdt (subscriber, #6284)
In reply to: Converting GCC to C++ by madscientist
Parent article: Converting GCC to C++

I don't have a problem with this as a concept, but IMO Ian doesn't fully confront the most difficult issue (IMO): bootstrapping.

If it is such a difficult problem then I suppose a side-effect of the proposal will be to change the strategy for bringing up GCC on a new platform from bootstrapping to cross-compiling.

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It could be a good thing if the strategy changes from bootstrapping to cross-compiling, as it
implies more use of cross-compiling. Such a change seems likely to drive improvements to
cross-compiling, a subject near and dear to many in the embedded world.