There is already a modified gcc that targets some kind of special vm. I posted about it some time ago:
http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/mono-list/2003-June/014462.html Cheers! On Sunday 23 November 2003 16:04, Marcus wrote: > This is slightly off-from the C++/CLI specifically, but some type of > compiler that is aware of GCC-produced C++ code and can produce managed > code would be wonderful. > > As someone working on calling C++ code from C#, I really would like a Free > compiler like Managed Extensions to C++. It would eliminate so many > problems if GCC could produce CLI assemblies and yet allow the user to call > unmanaged code without having to use P/Invoke. > > Unfortunately, it appears that there's a huge overhead in learning GCC's > structure, and this would entail not only a new front end but also a back > end that can emit managed and unmanaged (e.g. x86 code), so it would > somehow have to invoke an existing back-end. > > On Sunday 23 November 2003 8:09 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Well, they surely have improved over the __GC thing... but yes, still > > ugly > > > > > > I believe the main advantage of managed c++ is that you can mix managed / > > unmanaged code in a class, therefore making it a good language for > > interop tasks... > > But this is going to be a pain in the ass to implement... a pain in time > > at least. > > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list -- Always Know the prospects Learn to expect Nothing _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
