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From: comeau@ditka.Chicago.COM (Greg Comeau)
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Subject: Re: REVIEW:  Comeau C++ compiler
Keywords: programming, language, C++, compiler
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Date: 21 Apr 91 17:59:57 GMT
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In article <1991Apr18.174810.14120@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> jdickson@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Jeff Dickson) writes:
>	You only require a C compiler, because it is bundled with the include
>files. 

No, that is not correct.  We require a C compiler because Comeau C++ is
very portable.  One functional aspect of this portability is that we generate
C as our object code.  So, the availablilty of the C compiler's include files
is just one pleasant side-effect of this portability issue.

- Greg
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