http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50594
--- Comment #17 from rguenther at suse dot de <rguenther at suse dot de> 2011-10-04 10:03:36 UTC --- On Tue, 4 Oct 2011, redi at gcc dot gnu.org wrote: > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50594 > > --- Comment #16 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-10-04 > 09:54:57 UTC --- > I don't think they're special to the front end either, it transforms "new T" > into a call to the relevant library allocation function and then invokes a > constructor. The allocation functions are just ordinary functions implemented > in libsupc++ but as weak symbols so they can be overridden. If we just > declare > them externally_visible in libsupc++'s <new> won't that work? If it's required to include <new> to override them yes, but I doubt that from looking at our testsuite ;) Richard.
