What the hell is g++ for? This is a stupid idea IMO.
The post is about building GCC itself with a C++ compiler, which is already possible on most(?) platforms: Basically, the default of the --enable-build-with-cxx configuration option will change, which does not affect the default input language of the gcc executable (which is chosen by file extension anyway).
Ah, okay. That I'm fine with. :)
Re:Why learn C?
by papsosouid on Thursday June 28, 2012 @10:28AM
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For compiling C++ code. Which gcc will start using. This is just a way to make compiling gcc take 20 times longer.
Source: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2012-04/msg00054.html