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Re: language of coreutils
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: language of coreutils |
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09 Mar 2003 20:31:46 -0800 |
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Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:
> Almost all of the existing 89 programs are written in C,
> and none are written in C++, so C would be best.
> But if you make a good case for using C++, I'll consider it.
The GNU coding standards argue for C and against C++; see
<http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards_7.html#SEC7>. I'd think that any
case for using C++ would have to overcome those objections, too.
> I would also consider scripts written in Perl.
or Python or Guile? :-)