Re: C++ pushback

Willy Tarreau
2006-04-27T03:57:38Z

On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 06:00:52PM -0500, Roman Kononov wrote:
> Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > - the compilers are slower, and less reliable. This is _less_ of an
> > issue these days than it used to be (at least the reliability part),
> > but it's still true.
> G++ compiling heavy C++ is a bit slower than gcc. The g++ front end is
> reliable enough. Do you have a particular bug in mind?

Obviously you're not interested in gcc evolutions. I suggest that you
take your browser to http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-3.4/changes.html#3.4.5
This is the last version which showed per-subsystem problem reports
before they used SVN. Just count the lines : 9 bugs fixed for C, 45
for C++. And when you read those bugs, you don't have the feeling of
reading a description of something that people make their code rely on.

Regards,
Willy