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Subject: Re: C++ on RS/6000
Message-ID: <1991Mar31.062504.3750@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Date: 31 Mar 91 06:25:03 EDT
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In article <1322@qusuna.queensu.CA>,
lalonde@qucis.queensu.CA (Paul Lalonde) writes:
> Does anyone know of C++ compilers for the RS/6000?  Or a C++ to C converter?
> Or even a C++ to C converter that I could port...  g++ would be nice but
> I'm told gcc doesn't have a back end for the RS/6000.  Is this still true?
>
>              Thanks,
>
>                      Paul
>
>  Paul A. Lalonde             Internet: lalonde@qucis.queensu.ca
>  Home Phone: (613)546-4713   Work Phone: (613)545-7100
>
>      "The only true law is that which leads to freedom"
>                      - Richard Bach, _Jonathan Livingston Seagull_
We use ATT C++ (cfront) on our RS/6000. A binary license for that cost us only
$25 per CPU (!!best bargain on earth) but maybe that's an educational price
only? I know when we got the C++ about 8 months ago someone had to do some work
to get the ATT sources to compile on the RS/6000 but that's been done now, and
I would guess ATT have added the ifdefs to the source. I didn't handle the
paperwork for this, so I can't give names and such, but I'm sure if you call
ATT you'll eventually find someone who can tell you about this product.

Maynard Handley
Cornell University
maynard@helios.tn.cornell.edu