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The libc and libraries that they already add to apps don't leave enough space for an off-the-shelf C++ runtime to be included. So instead of including a custom

The libc and libraries that they already add to apps don't leave enough space for an off-the-shelf C++ runtime to be included. So instead of including a custom runtime they just bailed out...

pjmlp 5y ago
And? Turbo and Borland C++ also had their off-the-shelf C++ runtime to fit into either 64 KB COM files or up to 512 KB memory space with EXE.
- swiley 5y ago
  Also people are using glibc++ on avr micro controllers.
- tux1968 5y ago
  In fairness, back then C++ was a much smaller superset of C than it is now.
  - pjmlp 5y ago
    Same applies to C. Anyway just search for Jason Turner's talks on targeting Commodore 64 with C++.
    - einpoklum 5y ago
      Not really. That is, C's libraries grew less than C++'s libraries, over the past 25 years or so.
      - pjmlp 5y ago
        Do you use everything on the standard library? Uau.