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Date:      Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:11:45 +0000
From:      "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
To:        Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
Cc:        Antonio Gonz?lez Castro <agoca80@gmail.com>, Roman Divacky <rdivacky@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws>
Subject:   Re: RFC: C version of devd daemon. 
Message-ID:  <48302.1244830305@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:09:06 MST." <20090612180906.GA12679@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> 

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In message <20090612180906.GA12679@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, Steve Kargl w
rites:

>Yes, I know in a year or two clang will compile C++.  And,
>yes, I know that groff and libstdc++ require a C++ compiler.

>The difference is that devd is required for a functioning
>system while neither groff nor libstdc++[1] would be required.

It's a tough call, isn't it ?

How about making the C-version devd an option (WITH_C_DEVD ?) or
possibly a port ?

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