In message <mailman.1681.1281102958.1673.python-l...@python.org>, David Cournapeau wrote:
> I have yet seen a project where you could build C code with a C++ > compiler - the only ones I know are specifically designed that way and > it is painful. I seem to recall a FAQ entry, might have been on kernelnewbies.org, asking why the Linux kernel wasn’t written in C++. The answer explained that at one time there was an experiment to make the kernel compilable with a C++ compiler, without actually using any C++ features. The result: they lost about 10% in speed. That was enough to put the kernel developers off taking the experiment any further. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list