[openbeos] Re: C++ in the kernel

Charlie Clark <charlie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Am 23.02.2003 08:12:24, schrieb Tyler Dauwalder <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> :
> 
> >Could someone explain to me which features of C++ I'm not allowed to 
> >use in the kernel, preferably with an explanation of why, if 
> >possible? And is it the same everywhere, or are certain parts more 
> >restricted than others?
> >
> I've no idea about the technical reasons but this also applied to the 
> BeOS kernel. There were some pretty 
> good articles on this in the Newsletter
> http://be.befaqs.com/aboutbe/benewsletter/volume_III/Issue39.html
> http://be.befaqs.com/aboutbe/benewsletter/volume_III/Issue51.html
> 
> It seems that the price for trying to put C++ in the kernel is an 
> extremely ugly rite of passage!

Nah, it isn't that bad. Barely 70 lines of code (mainly comments and 
empty lines ;-) make the most features available.

CU, Ingo

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