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Unless it is a popular system or common architecture, yes.





Could you show me an example of a micro controller still supported today which doesn't have a C++ compiler?

The 8051. I think C++ compilers technically exist for it, but for most hardware the only practical choice is the Keil C51 compiler, which is C89.

> is it common for weird architectures to exist?

> yes, unless you're using a common one.


That isn’t a contradiction.



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