From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 8C148a) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-1-65891228 Message-Id: <40957748-5D32-49BC-AA46-FE94396DB788@gmail.com> From: "ComeauAt9Fans@gmail.com" Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:09:33 -0400 To: "lucio@proxima.alt.za" , Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Cc: "9fans@9fans.net" <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] nix at lsub Topicbox-Message-UUID: 78a62e50-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --Apple-Mail-1-65891228 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > On Apr 19, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Lucio De Re wrote: >>> We would be glad to work further on such a C++ port with anybody who >>> can handle the Qt end of things so anybody interested in exploring >>> such an endeavor should discuss with us. >>=20 >> I have a friend who is totally sold on LLVM, but I note that it is >> itself written in C++, so bootstrapping would be difficult (I think I >> still have a running version of GCC 3.0, >=20 > Speaking with their developers a few years ago they did not think it was a= good idea/reasonably feasible.=20 >=20 > I may be biased, but still sure some general flavor of Comeau for Plan 9 c= ould be a near term and not expensive endeavor (though it depends upon ones d= efinition of inexpensive too I guess). And Qt definitely has its place in t= he world.=20 >=20 > - Greg --Apple-Mail-1-65891228 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
On Apr 19, 2012= , at 12:11 PM, Lucio De Re <lucio= @proxima.alt.za> wrote:
We would be glad to wo= rk further on such a C++ port with anybody who
can handle the Qt end of things so anybody interes= ted in exploring
such= an endeavor should discuss with us.
I have a friend who is totally sold on LLVM, but I note that it is
itself written in C++, so bootstrapping would be difficult (I t= hink I
still have a running version of GCC 3.0,=

Speaking with their developers a few years ago t= hey did not think it was a good idea/reasonably feasible. 

I may be biased, but still sure some general flavor of Comeau for Pla= n 9 could be a near term and not expensive endeavor (though it depends upon o= nes definition of inexpensive too I guess).  And Qt definitely has its p= lace in the world. 

- Greg
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