> The conditionals cannot be removed for the time being because the foreign > language interface of the Ada part of the compiler is hardcoded for C. > > Barring a massive switch to the Ada language for the GNU project, we would > need > to switch the foreign language interface to C++, which might introduce > various > maintenance issues in the short term (Arno CCed).
Yes, that would be a large hearthquake for both the compiler and the run-time, which is unwanted at this stage. I guess the solution for now is to more selectively export the various symbols as C symbols and include header files as is. Arno
