Re: Transitioning libgomp from C to C++ implementation

Am Freitag, dem 08.05.2026 um 06:23 -0600 schrieb Alex (Waffl3x):
> On Fri, May 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM Martin Uecker <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > A C library you can usually be used everywhere without much trouble,
> > including various kernel, embedded, and free-standing contexts. So
> > this usually provides more value to users.  This may be irrelevant for
> > libgomp though.
> > 
> > Martin
> 
> C++ supports specifying language linkage with extern "C", the interface
> of a library does not need to match its implementation. Which is also
> what is being proposed here to avoid breaking ABI.

I understand this, but this is true also for libubsan and still people
reimplement libubsan in C because the C++ version does not seem to fit
their needs. I do not know the exact reasons, and I am also not sure those
would apply to libgomp.

Martin



> 
> Alex