Re: Get rid of underscore.c

[Jason Merrill <jason at redhat dot com>]

On 20 Sep 2002 11:36:05 +0100, Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> wrote:

> Well one reason is that the demangler works with other compiler's
> mangling schemes, not just G++'s, so it makes sense to have it as a
> separate-from-gcc utility.

I think that's very much a secondary function.

> Keeping the demangler in binutils up to date with G++ should not
> really be that hard of a problem.

Yes; if (as a developer) you always rebuild binutils and gcc at the same
time, or if (as a user) you always install new versions at the same time,
it won't be an issue.  But that's not the way things usually work.  I, for
one, seldom build binutils; the last time I built it was in April.  I
don't want to have to build binutils to test demangler changes.

Jason