[llvm-dev] unable to compile llvm with gcc 4.7.4

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For your information:

gcc 4.7.4 is the last C boostrapable c++98-ish compiler/runtime.

We are going towards a world where only a modern c++ compiler will be able to
compile a modern c++ compiler.

Once critical system components/applications are hard dependent on modern c++,
that will phase out C only compilers for any standard usage.

Coding a C only compiler alternative is a child play compared to coding a modern c++
compiler alternative (even a non-optimizing, naive one).

As a consequence, it will kill in the egg many temptations to write
alternative compilers for standard usage.

my 2c,

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Sylvain