Re: C++ in ternms of C
- From: comeau@xxxxxxxxx (Greg Comeau)
- Date: 22 Apr 2005 10:13:29 -0400
In article <kqjg61l9qi7ogsdbr2n8m2g7uktsnf8502@xxxxxxx>,
Severian [MVP] <severian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:44:28 +1000, "John Carson"
><jcarson_n_o_sp_am_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>"Severian [MVP]" <severian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>message news:gjrf61p3l5erbl9n8c5k58sa5lf3lqicr2@xxxxxxx
>>>
>>> Most of the original C++ compilers converted C++ to C, rather than
>>> directly to machine code. If any of these are still available, you may
>>> want to have a look at their output to help understand the C++ object
>>> model, though the generated C code may not be designed to be
>>> particularly readable, and they won't support later C++ additions,
>>> such as templates.
>>
>>Comeau's current compiler does this.
>
>Thanks, I didn't realize that.
I am qualified to verify this :) As in my other post, this is
normally not something users need to get involved in/with though
and so should be considered an implementation detail only.
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