Re: gEDA-user: interesting links

[al davis <ad151@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

quote........
> If I remember it is written in C, and I think so out
> of religious grounds. Being religiously opposed to C++ is
> silly at this point. Being religiously opposed to the use of
> the more exotic parts of C++ might make sense. 

On Wednesday 29 August 2007, Ales Hvezda wrote:
> Not because of "religious grounds", but rather back when the
> code base was first written, the C++ compiler was simply not
> up to snuff and the C++ binding for GTK+ were non-existant or
> quite poor.

I recall some discussions on this here list that indicate that 
it has become religious, even though it wasn't initially.

C++ was designed so you can make a gradual transition from C.  
You start by fixing certain issues like "this".  Then start 
using the extra features.  It's a good excuse for a clean-up 
pass.

Early code in a predecessor to gnucap was written ratfor, later 
converted to C, still later converted to C++.  I made the 
transition to C at the best time.  I waited too long to make 
the transition to C++.


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