On 2016-08-16 18:52:39 +0300, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: > On 08/16/2016 05:47 PM, Jim Nasby wrote: > > I realize there's little technical reason why we *need* C++ support. The > > level if discipline applied to our codebase negates some of the benefits > > of C++. But maintaining the discipline takes a lot of time and effort, > > and makes it more difficult to attract new contributors. > > I suspect that it would take as much > discipline to keep a C++ codebase > readable, as the current C codebase. If > not more.
Well, having typed pg_list.h style lists, ilist.h linked lists, hash-tables, and proper typechecks for pg_nodes.h instead of the NodeTag stuff, would surely make life easier. But given the small subset of C++ available on all our supported platforms... I think we'd first need to make the decision to cut support for some platforms, before using C++. Which imo is a distinct task from *allowing* to compile with a C++ compiler. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
