Re: C++ compiler

On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 10:32:42AM +0800, Craig Ringer wrote:
> > Anything supported by C99 and not other versions I would say. However,
> > my point is if done correctly we would state which features ahead of
> > time we are willing to use and make them part of the developer faq?
>
> If C++ is seriously being considered, I'd take a look at:
>
> http://gcc.gnu.org/codingconventions.html
>
> http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cppguide.xml
>
> and look into a stylechecker that warns when it finds usage of
> inappropriate features. Possibly combined with a useful static checker.
>
> A useful starting point might be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cpplint.
>
> http://clang-analyzer.llvm.org/ may also be interesting, though it's
> more of a static analysis tool and less of a source code lint.

Yes, we would need something like that.

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