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From: aras@falcon.no (Arne Asplem)
Newsgroups: gnu.g++.help,comp.lang.c++
Subject: Portable C++ compilers/preprocessors
Keywords: portable compilers preprocessors
Message-ID: <1991Mar11.181823.9414@falcon.no>
Date: 11 Mar 91 18:18:23 GMT
Organization: Falcon Information Services A/S, Oslo, Norway
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Our organization are considering to move from C to C++ as our primary 
programming language. We are developing financial trading and information
systems targeted to run on different hardware platforms, mostly SUN, Dec 
and Intel 386/486 systems. We develop and support application both for
UNIX, OS/2 and DOS.

So far we have used standard K&R C since we can expect to find compilers
on all platforms. But since our programing team grows and we want to move
toward object oriented programming we want to move to C++. 

My main concern is that we will have to buy C++ development tools for
each hardware platform ! So I figure there is two directions we can move
into, start using a standard AT&T C++ preprocessors or look at the GNU C++
compiler.

Using a C++ preprocessor means we can develop and support the C++ code
from a SUN workstation, and bring along the generated C code to the
target platforms.

I'm not familiar with the GNU products and would very much appreciate
comments and experinces on using the GNU G++ compiler on medium scale
(25000-50000 lines) projects. 

Please respond with e-mail, and I'll post a summary if there is interest.
  -- Arne


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Arne Asplem                       Address: Falcon  Information  Services A/S
                                           Stranden 1, N-0250 Oslo 2, Norway
Reseach and Development           Phone:   +47 2 831310    Fax: +47 2 831290
of UNIX based trading systems     E-mail:  aras@falcon.no