Re: CVS commit: src/gnu/usr.bin/groff

[jnemeth%victoria.tc.ca@localhost (John Nemeth)]

On Jan 3,  6:42pm, Mindaugas Rasiukevicius wrote:
} Tom Spindler <dogcow%babymeat.com@localhost> wrote:
} > On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 08:20:45PM +0000, David Holland wrote:
} > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 10:18:09PM +0400, Valeriy E. Ushakov wrote:
} > >  > Linking against libstdc++ wastes space and time at runtime.
} > >  >
} > >  > [...]
} > >  >
} > >  > I guess you are working on clang support, so leaking libsupc++ into
} > >  > the build gets in your way.  Please, instead of always linking
} > >  > libstdc++ make it possible for a c++ program to express "i don't need
} > >  > libstdc++" in a clean way.
} > > 
} > > That's a fine idea, but, really, if you're concerned about space and
} > > time at runtime, don't use C++ at all.
} > 
} > Wasn't the mdocml(?) package suppossed to eliminate the need for
} > groff in tools/ and/or in base?
} 
} Preferably, the elimination of need for C++ compiler in tools as well.

     Word is that GCC is being converted to C++.  And, if memory
serves, CLANG is written in C++ too.

}-- End of excerpt from Mindaugas Rasiukevicius