Re: [xine-devel] Backgound ... why C and not C++

[Mike M. <mel...@pc...>]

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, Graham Brooks wrote:

> I have been reading through the archives but can't find the answer to
> this, can someone help.

	I'm not sure if you have looked hard enough...this gets argued
about often (usually in other threads, though).

> I apologize if I am stumbling into a religious issue.

	Yes, you are stumbling into a religious issue.

> Just out of interest, why was C chosen for xine and not C++?

	I don't feel like getting into it here, so I will simply refer you
to the Linux Kernel Mailing List FAQ where they address the same issue:

  Why don't we rewrite the Linux kernel in C++?
  http://www.tux.org/lkml/#s15-3

Many of the same arguments apply to xine.

--
	-Mike Melanson