The move to C++ as implementation language was approved in 2010[1]. The switch got flipped in 2013 with the 4.8 series[2]. [1] https://gcc.gnu.org/legacy-ml/gc

The move to C++ as implementation language was approved in 2010[1]. The switch got flipped in 2013 with the 4.8 series[2]. [1] https://gcc.gnu.org/legacy-ml/gcc/2010-05/msg00705.html https://gcc.gnu.org/legacy-ml/gcc/2010-05/msg00705.html [2] https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.8/changes.html https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.8/changes.html