Re: Abysmal state of GTK build

[Richard Stallman]

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  > > Requiring a C++ compiler to build Emacs is a big practical
  > > disadvantage.  Including C++ code in Emacs will be an obstacle for
  > > people such as me to debug or write code.

  > Could you elaborate on why this is an issue

C++ is a complex language.  I don't want Emacs to require developers
to know C++.

                                                when C++ infrastructure
  > (including GNU C++ infrastructure) is so widely available?

I'm sure there will be some users for which getting that running is a
hassle.  It may be a minority, in which case this would be a secondary
problem.  Maybe this by itself would not be enough of a reason not to
use C++.

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