[Linux-ia64] C++ compatible include files

[Linux-ia64] C++ compatible include files

[roneng]

Hi,

I was wondering if there are plans to make the ia64 kernel include files
C++ compatible. In particular
the ::: in the embedded assembly in system.h and atomic.h seems to prevent
these files,
and the files that include them (e.g. fs.h) from being included in C++
programs.

Thanks,
Ronen Grosman
roneng@ca.ibm.com

Re: [Linux-ia64] C++ compatible include files

[David Mosberger]

>>>>> On Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:23:53 -0400, roneng@ca.ibm.com said:

  Ronen> I was wondering if there are plans to make the ia64 kernel
  Ronen> include files C++ compatible. In particular the ::: in the
  Ronen> embedded assembly in system.h and atomic.h seems to prevent
  Ronen> these files, and the files that include them (e.g. fs.h) from
  Ronen> being included in C++ programs.

Umh, why are you including kernel headers?  That's a no-can-do, as
Linus has stated repeatedly.

Since the kernel is written in C, there is no point in adding C++
hacks.

	--david

Re: [Linux-ia64] C++ compatible include files

[David Mosberger]

>>>>> On Tue, 22 Aug 2000 11:34:15 -0700 (PDT), David Mosberger <davidm@hpl.hp.com> said:

>>>>> On Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:23:53 -0400, roneng@ca.ibm.com said:

  Ronen> I was wondering if there are plans to make the ia64 kernel
  Ronen> include files C++ compatible. In particular the ::: in the
  Ronen> embedded assembly in system.h and atomic.h seems to prevent
  Ronen> these files, and the files that include them (e.g. fs.h) from
  Ronen> being included in C++ programs.

  David> Umh, why are you including kernel headers?  That's a
  David> no-can-do, as Linus has stated repeatedly.

In case that isn't obvious: I was talking about including kernel
headers in _applications_.  I'm assuming that's what you were trying
to do.  If not, please explain.

	--david

Re: [Linux-ia64] C++ compatible include files

[Jes Sorensen]

>>>>> "Ronen" = roneng  <roneng@ca.ibm.com> writes:

Ronen> Hi,

Ronen> I was wondering if there are plans to make the ia64 kernel
Ronen> include files C++ compatible. In particular the ::: in the
Ronen> embedded assembly in system.h and atomic.h seems to prevent
Ronen> these files, and the files that include them (e.g. fs.h) from
Ronen> being included in C++ programs.

That will probably never happen, you shouldn't use the kernel header
files directly from user space.

Jes