Re: language of coreutils

Jim Meyering <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Almost all of the existing 89 programs are written in C,
> and none are written in C++, so C would be best.
> But if you make a good case for using C++, I'll consider it.

The GNU coding standards argue for C and against C++; see
<http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards_7.html#SEC7>.  I'd think that any
case for using C++ would have to overcome those objections, too.

> I would also consider scripts written in Perl.

or Python or Guile?  :-)