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[gtk-list] Re: Why is gtk+ written in C?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (D. Emilio Grimaldo Tunon)
Wed Oct 14 10:16:28 1998
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 16:04:21 +0200
From: "D. Emilio Grimaldo Tunon" <emilio_tunon@nl.compuware.com>
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Paul Miller wrote:
>
> all day :-) (and the only time it pisses me off is when we upgrade our
> VC++ compiler and it breaks half the language - but that's a different
> topic).
>
Well, that is Visual Breaking a typical micro$oft stuff.
As for the rest of the C++ thread, why is this continuing? I mean,
I also prefer C++ (hey, it is a more marketable skill) but the
fact is (and remains) that GTK *is* written in C and not in
C++ so take it or leave it, as simple as that. Or use the C++
wrapper.
Again even though I would prefer C++, the fact that it is written
in plain C has the advantage that most machines do have a plain
C compiler, and *some* have C++. Let's remember than Linux is a
rich platform, we get virtually everything, but other Unix
variants cost $$$ and every new component you add costs $$$ for
license fees etc. If GTK was written in C++ then you either have
to fetch your own C++ compiler or pay for it, sometimes neither of
them is possible (company policies etc. etc. etc.)
I am not the moderator but I would suggest to get on with the
topic of the list...
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