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SubjectRe: C++ in kernel (was Re: exception in a device driver)
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Benjamin Scherrey <scherrey@gte.net> said:

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> 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.
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