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From: ksand@Apple.COM (Kent Sandvik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Problems with C++/MacApp
Keywords: C++, MacApp, Bug
Message-ID: <47482@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 19 Dec 90 01:04:42 GMT
References: <1990Dec18.221005.6784@mmm.serc.3m.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <1990Dec18.221005.6784@mmm.serc.3m.com> us015029@3M.Com (John E. Collins) writes:
>Greetings -
>
>I am an experienced programmer (Lisp, C, Pascal, etc.) who needs to
>learn C++ and Macintosh programming, so I thought I would pick up a copy
>of MacApp and the C++ package.  I have so far been unsuccessful getting
>any of the C++ example programs to compile.  The Pascal examples compile
>and run OK, and the non-MacApp C++ examples seem to work as well.  Here
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>MABuild Nothing
>MABuildTool - v. 2.0 Release 3/22/90          Start: 22:02:55 12/17/90
>
>Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 1986-1990
>All Rights Reserved.
>
>Target Folder: "Internal Disk:MacApp:CPlusExamples:Nothing:.Non-Debug Files:"
>AutoMaking:    Nothing
>Compiling:     Nothing.cp
># C - Fatal Error : 430
># unexpected token in the token input file

>I have MPW 3.1 with C & C++, MacApp 2.0, and System 6.0.3 on an SE/30.  
>I am using the -mf option to C++ and have set the MPW Shell application 
>size to 2M and the stack to 96K.

I'm pretty sure that you are using the MPW 3.1 C tool, switch to the 
MPW 3.2b1 C tool - which is part of the MPW C++ 1.0 package (anyone
tired of release numbers yet?). This will cure the problem.

The release notes for C++ final says that you could use the MPW C 3.1
C compiler, as long as you don't need load/dump. Well, we found out that
it did not work with MacApp 2.0, and the best way just now is to use
the supported combination of MPW C++ 1.0 final and MPW 3.2b1 (or higher) C tool.

The error refers to an unexpected token generated by the CFront, which
the C compiler can't comprehend. 

Regards,
Kent Sandvik

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