[...]
> Until then, its time to start considering getting the kernel's code
> buildable by g++ a little at a time. Just using it as a "better C" rather
> than bringing all its features in at once would make for a cleaner system
> and extend the life of the code by preventing cod rot. I know that this
> was attempted briefly a while back (with disastrous results) but the
> kernel was really out of ANSI spec then and the C++ compilers were not
> really there. How about evaluating this as a feature for release 2.3?
To _really_ use C++ would mean to redesign the kernel internals completely,
and rewrite the whole thing. Won't happen.
-- Dr. Horst H. von Brand mailto:vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/