Messages in this thread | | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Kernel-Messages translation | Date | Mon, 16 Jun 1997 00:10:29 -0700 (PDT) |
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> > 0.99.14 was in C++. It was the *only* version that was C++ -- it > was a disaster, with the compiler being too buggy to use. > > No, it was a disaster because Linus found out that the compiler > outputs code you don't even write. This is the only reason that the > kernel is not compiled using g++ anymore, Linus wanted to keep it for the > more complete type checking but we have found how to get most of that > protection using plain old gcc...
I thought that was what I just said, or did I misunderstand something here? -hpa
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