[sane-devel] C++ in sane backend

[Jon Chambers]

+1

It's a while since I added any SANE code but in my current employment I work 
on a cross-platform C++ library and can confirm in this day and age there are 
still irritatingly noticeable differences between C++ compilers (eg: between 
the various versions of the Microsoft compilers and gcc).

C is definitely more portable.

cheers,
Jon

On Thursday 05 July 2012, m. allan noah wrote:
> "We plan to support/expect our driver to work for only few latest
> versions of these platforms"
> 
> The Sane standard and supporting docs are somewhat dated. I would be
> surprised if anyone was still building sane on IRIX for instance, so I
> see your point.
> 
> However, we have seen many cases of sane being ported to new platforms
> we did not expect (Windows, Embedded Linux ARM). These efforts were
> made easier by sane-backends using only simple C, and not requiring
> lots of external libraries. I daresay, with only a modest effort, you
> could find simple alternatives to your C++ libraries, since a scanner
> driver typically does not involve complex code.
> 
> So, I see no reason to change the rules just yet.
> 
> allan
> --
> "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"


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