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From: ciemo@bananapc.wpd.sgi.com (Dave Ciemiewicz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: C++
Message-ID: <2843@odin.SGI.COM>
Date: 16 Jan 90 19:19:52 GMT
References: <MCCALPIN.90Jan15140104@masig3.ocean.fsu.edu>
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In article <MCCALPIN.90Jan15140104@masig3.ocean.fsu.edu>,
mccalpin@masig3.ocean.fsu.edu (John D. McCalpin) writes:
> I recently heard from my sales rep that C++ is available on the IRIS
> 4D machines.  I believe that the cost has stated was $2000.  This
> seems pretty steep!
> 
> Is this just the cfront translator, or is it a native C++ compiler?
> Has g++ been ported the MIPS architecture yet?  It should be a lot
> cheaper than $2000!!!  :-)
> 

The C++ compiler currently offered is the AT&T translator v1.2.1.
SGI has added numerous bug fixes to the compiler.

dbx has also been modified for debugging C++ applications.  The new
dbx included with the C++ compiler performs name demangling of
variables and member variables for easy reference.  Name demangling
is not currently supported for overloaded functions and member
functions.

You do get more than just a pure port of the AT&T translator when
you buy the SGI C++ compiler.

Your complaints about pricing have been forwarded to marketing.

					--- David Ciemiewicz