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Re: Why no g++?



On Fri, Apr 17, 1998 at 03:49:44PM -0400, Shaleh wrote:
> I discovered this before a CS project was due (-;  G++ is now a separate
> entity.  Hamm/Slink is now using the egcs c++.  I was concerned at
> first.  However this is a better compiler.  The STL is also MUCH more
> fully fleshed out.  map<balh,foo> exists.  Install the g++ package and
> the libs and get back to coding (-:

Although it might be wise to confirm that your source will still be
compilable on the system at university. For example, I've been developing
some C++ for a software systems engineering project, and our engineering
Unix systems (Suns) have only Sun's compilers (which don't appear to have
the STL) and g++ 2.7.2.x, which won't compile anything written using the
STL etc for 2.8.x in my experience.

Fortunately our CS machines have egcs 2.8.x g++ installed and they
are also Suns, and binary-compatible.


Hamish
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