switching to C++ compiling by -xc++ (was: gnucash master: Multiple changes pushed)

[Mike Alexander]

--On April 28, 2014 9:04:06 AM -0700 John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> 
wrote:

>
> On Apr 28, 2014, at 8:51 AM, Mike Alexander <mta at umich.edu> wrote:
>
>> --On April 28, 2014 7:47:07 AM -0700 John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'll make gnucash-bin.cpp after that.
>>
>> Why not do it first?  It needs to be done sooner or later and that
>> might avoid some of the explosions.
>
> I *want* the explosions. Think of it as test-driven development on a
> larger scale: You can't see what effect a fix has if you don't break
> it first. OTOH, if it breaks and you fix it, then the next time you
> see similar symptoms you already know how to deal with it.

If that's what you want, that's ok with me.  Having lived through that 
particular set of explosions once I'm not particularly interested in 
doing it again, so I'll wait for the dust to settle.

           Mike