Re: Retiring WITHOUT_CXX
- Reply: Ed Maste : "Re: Retiring WITHOUT_CXX"
- In reply to: Warner Losh : "Re: Retiring WITHOUT_CXX"
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Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021 21:51:53 UTC
26.11.2021 4:45, Warner Losh wrote: >> Several base system components are written in C++, and the WITHOUT_CXX >> option is not regularly tested and is often broken. I fixed a number >> of WITHOUT_CXX issues in response to Michael Dexter's recent Build >> Option Survey runs, but it will break again absent ongoing effort. >> This does not seem like a useful endeavour given the limitations it >> imposes on the resulting system. >> >> I'm proposing we remove the WITHOUT_CXX option and have opened a >> review to do so: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D33108 > > > We've grown enough C++ support this is likely sane. How embedded-friendly is this? I mean a difference in required space for self-contained small file system. Comparing with 8.x/9.x, minimal FreeBSD image become pretty big.