Marc Glisse writes:
On Sat, 29 Jun 2013, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
Is there any interest in moving all the C++ bindings into their own
namespace, say gnu::mp?
Vaguely. Preferably at the same time as some other ABI-breaking changes.
This is popular with many C++ dev libraries, like boost
Niels Möller writes:
Sam Varshavchik mr...@courier-mta.com writes:
Compatibility with existing code is trivial.
What about binary compatibility? I imagine namespaces are involved in
the symbol name mangling in some way?
(I'm no C++ guy, so I don't have any strong opinion on whether
Is there any interest in moving all the C++ bindings into their own
namespace, say gnu::mp?
This is popular with many C++ dev libraries, like boost, for example.
There are several advantages with doing that; mainly reducing the risk of
clashing with application's own symbols, or even with