On Fri, 2012-12-28 at 16:30 +0100, David Nadlinger wrote: > On Friday, 28 December 2012 at 15:18:17 UTC, Russel Winder wrote: > > Is there a reason for using g++ to compile and link the C code > > of DMD? > > DMD is actually written in C++, Walter just chose file names > ending in .c for some strange reason.
I can understand using C++ rather than C, but (sorry Walter) naming the files X.c is a f###### stupid idea. The standard name strategy is one of X.C, X.cc, or X.cpp, for very good reasons. -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.win...@ekiga.net 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: rus...@winder.org.uk London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
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