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From: sergio@sergio.uucp (Sergio Perrone/30000)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: IBM R/6000 C-compiler question
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Date: 3 Aug 90 01:45:12 GMT
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In article <9008020756.aa20937@VGR.BRL.MIL> XBR2D96D@DDATHD21.BITNET (Knobi der Rechnerschrat) writes:
>  as the IBM R/6000 machines seem to be a valid topic on this list,
>I would like to ask two questions:
>
>  a) does anybody, who had that machine at hands, know whether the C
>     compiler supports ansi-style argument declarations for procedures?

Absolutely - the RISC System/6000 XLC compiler is a complete
ANSI implementation.

>  b) which version of gl (in time and IRIX release numbers) did IBM purchase
>     from SGI?

IBM GL is currently equivalent to IRIX 3.2 GL as found on the Personal IRIS
4D/20 and 4D/25.  It includes NURBS, etc.

Marc


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