kern/99979: Get Ready for Kernel Module in C++
Matthias Andree
matthias.andree at gmx.de
Tue Jul 11 12:22:57 UTC 2006
Václav Haisman <V.Haisman at sh.cvut.cz> writes:
> Binary compatibility is always a problem, no mater the language used.
> Besides, doesn't the FreeBSD kernel build system always compile all
> modules?
It can be configured in make.conf if you want only a subset of modules.
> Deciding that some features are bad beforehand, before you evaluate them
> is IMO bad idea. Let interested people write a bunch of C++ modules with
> the complete language before deciding on what shouldn't be used.
No, that won't work -- plus you need a bunch of run-time support
(libstdc++ isn't exactly something that belongs into the kernel you know).
--
Matthias Andree
More information about the freebsd-hackers
mailing list