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In a contribution about Is C/C++ convertor available ???, ohara@tiac.ent wrote:

>I DO NOT use gcc.  Yet I wouldn't doubt that
>there was a feature.. After all C++ is an extension to
>C which is theortically an extension to itself. :)
>Classes and such all boil down to structures.. Don't
>ever get the idea that C++ is its own language. It goes
>through a tier of translation before compilation.

There is absolutely no reason why you can't convert C++ to C. I can't say I've ever
heard of a convertor for the PC, but I have heard of one on the Archimedes.
The only thing you would lose is the data hiding, and this wouldn't be a problem
if you immediately compiled the code after the conversion.

However, do say that C++ always goes through a tier of translation before compilation
before being compiled puts a bit of a damper on practically all C++ compilers. No
doubt there are some naughty ones which convert to C internally, but C++ compilers
are much more compilcated than C compilers - although a lot of the extra C++ features -
such as templates - are worked out at compile time - the compiler does have to be
different to one for C.

I too would be interested in a C -> C++ convertor for the PC.


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  I Program in Basic, C/C++, Assembler for the PC.