[Freeciv-Dev] Re: C++ (was: curiosity)

[Brian Olson <locke@xxxxxxx>]

Which features of C++:
There exists a standard for "Embedded C++" which states which features 
of C++ can be used without causing size and speed bloat. Some commercial 
compilers can enforce it, can g++? The villians cut out were Run Time 
Type Information (RTTI), 'mutable', exceptions, namespaces, templates, 
multiple/virtual inheritance, most of the STL (kept a few classes as 
non-template implementations).
http://www.caravan.net/ec2plus/rationale.html

IIRC g++ has flags to turn off RTTI and exceptions, I suppose the rest 
would be a matter of coder behavior.
And, remember that even in C++, you can still do things the C way! You 
can still play with printf and structs if they're the right tools for 
the job.
Aside: As a platform quirk, the Aqua GUI is already using Objective C. 
Although not fully, just as glue between common client code and all 
things Mac. Objective C is a fine language, but I'm not sure enough of 
it to recommend it for new major development.

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Brian Olson http://bolson.org/