Tseard Hoekstra wrote in a message to Geert Bosch:

 GB> So, all languages using GCC as code generator
 GB> (Modula-3, Objective-C, C, C++, Ada95, and those I forgot) should
 GB> be able to call each other's functions.

 TH> You are assuming now that everybody is using GCC. 
You certainly misunderstood the point I wanted to make. The message I was
responding to stated that it was impossible to implement OS/2 applications
using multiple languages. So I provided an example in which it's possible
to create multi-language applications.
 TH> This is most definitly not the case, certainly not in most
 TH> commercial environments. So this doesn't work when using
 TH> other compilers.
And I never say it would. I'm just trying to show people that OS/2 is an
open platform that doesn't lock people to a single language or compiler.
The fact that GCC is a multi-language, multi-platform, multi-target
compiler is certainly a pro for this code generator. 

My goal is just to provide some people in this area with information other
than "just use C/C++, it's the only reasonable choice". Claiming
that is just like claiming MS Windows is the only reasonable operating
environment, 'cause it's most widely used in commercial environments. 

Please let OS/2 continue to be an open environment, with many tools and
languages to choose from. There's not one solution for all needs, and the
availability of 'non-C' languages helps in making OS/2 more productive for
more people.

Greetings,

Geert


(PS: Did anybody notice the C++ language specifications change nearly as
fast as MicroSofts API specs? (This is *not* a flame, I just noticed some
similarity.)

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