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Re:C and C++ Aren't Future Proof by rplacd on Monday January 21, 2013 @01:37AM (#5090258)
Is the C++ ABI issue ever going to be solved?
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Re:C and C++ Aren't Future Proof by pjmlp on Monday January 21, 2013 @03:21AM (#5090503)
Yes, in the cases where the operating system is done in C++.

The C ABI is the operating system ABI and it is only ubiquitous in operating systems done in C. Other operating systems use whatever ABI the system offers.

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Re:C and C++ Aren't Future Proof by shmerl on Monday January 21, 2013 @01:53AM (#5090306)
That's part of the problem they are facing. C is much easier to deal with.
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