[llvm-dev] A libc in LLVM

[David Greene via llvm-dev]

David Jones <dlj at google.com> writes:

>  >> * Provide C symbols as specified by the standards, but take advantage
>  >> and use C++ language facilities for the core implementation.
>
>  Does this mean C programs would require a C++ runtime?  If not, how will
>  the project ensure that?
>
> Shooting from the hip: no. Turning off exceptions, RTTI, and static
> initializers (i.e., things which require a guard variable) is probably
> enough to obviate the need for the runtime.

What about bits of the standard library that are not header-only?  My
guess is that the set of those things may be platform-dependent.

                    -David