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From: beck@hermod.cs.cornell.edu (Micah Beck)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Naive C++ vs. G++ question
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Date: 27 Nov 89 20:35:04 GMT
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I am about to embark on a software development project and need to
choose an implementation language.  I am interested in a language which
provides strong type checking, but also need to distribute my application
widely.  I think ANSI C would meet my needs, but I am interested in 
exploring OOP in C++.

Now comes the confusing part: choosing a compiler/translator.  I do not
understand the differences between C++ and G++ beyond the fact that the
former is a translator licensed by AT&T, the latter a PD compiler.
I would like to use the Oops library of objects, but it is labeled as
written for C++.  The licensing fee for C++ seems like an impediment to
wide distribution.

I am tempted to try and use G++ with the Oops classes and hope the result
will run under both C++ and G++ if I stick to simple language features.
Is there any hope that this will work?  Can experienced voices out there
provide any insight?  Should I just stick to ANSI C?

Micah Beck
Cornell Computer Science Dept.
beck@cs.cornell.edu