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Well, the really early C++ compilers would output C code and daisy chain on a C compiler. That trend didn't last very long, though.
by zanny 13y ago
Well, the really early C++ compilers would output C code and daisy chain on a C compiler.
That trend didn't last very long, though.
- cwzwarich 13y agoThe EDG C/C++ frontend (used by a lot of commercial C++ compilers) still supports this, and Comeau's compiler still relies on this for code generation. EDG also implements a different template instantiation model than other C++ compilers, partially so that it can function with a C++-agnostic linker.