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From: MacUserLabs@cup.portal.com (Stephan - Somogyi)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: G++ and NeXT
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Date: 9 Apr 89 03:36:31 GMT
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As much as I agree that being able to use G++ on the NeXT would be
nice, I have the distinct feeling that it's not going to do anyone any
good.

To the best of my recollection, the way NextStep works is inherently
bound to the way that Objective-C works; runtime binding comes to
mind.

Unless someone reworks the interfaces to the objects that NextStep
provides so that G++ can access them, it's going to be pretty
pointless.

Of course, I could be dead wrong. This is all from memory; I haven't
had a chance to play with a NeXT box yet.

Stephan

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