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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:49:51 -0700
From: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
To: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>
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Subject: Re: Run unit tests with C++ too
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On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 09:01:08AM +0100, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> On 4/28/2024 8:46 AM, Mattias Rönnblom wrote:
> > It would be great if the unit test suite (app/test/*) was compiled (and
> > run) using a C++ (C++11) compiler as well. At least, if such is available.
> > 
> > With the current state of affairs, header file macros or functions are
> > not verified to be functional (or even valid) C++.
> > 
> > "C is a subset of C++", which was never true, is becoming less and less so.
> > 
> > If all unit tests aren't valid C++, maybe one could start with an "opt
> > in" model.
> > 
> > A drawback of this is that the unit tests need to be both valid C and
> > valid C++.
> >
> 
> +1
> 
> cc'ing CI mailing list and CI lab.

+1 too