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From: comeau@ditka.Chicago.COM (Greg Comeau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: C++ Header standards?
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Date: 10 May 91 14:19:06 GMT
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Sender: comeau@ditka.Chicago.COM (Greg Comeau)
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In article <42111@cup.portal.com> Lee_Robert_Willis@cup.portal.com writes:
>Now that C++ compilers are starting to show up for the Amiga
>(Comeau C++ is out now, SAS C++ is supposed to be out this 
>summer, and Lattice C++ has been out of its mind for years)
>There may be an issue which C= may need to address:
>   Will there by a "standard" set of Amiga C++ header files?

Um, I think it's safe to say in public that the right parties/vendors are
currently discussing this situation as a group.  My personal guess is that
we're go to see 2 or 3 levels of C++ header specs come out over the course
of this year.

>The Lattice C++ system comes with some decidedly non-standard C++
>bindings.  This can be somewhat confusing.  Examples:

Nevertheless, they may be one place to start from (although I don't
as yet know the legal ramifications of my making such a statement!). ;-)

>      I'm considering creating my own C++ headers, which would be
>      tedious, but not complicated.  But I couldn't distribute them

Unless you need it yesterday, I would say don't waster your time.
It'll create a lot of headaches.  And I mean a lot.  The split second
we start seeing diversity in this are is probably the same split second
we should remove C++ from all our systems.  I was saddeneded to hear
of some grave incompatibilities with C compilers, and I hate for
us all to make the same mistake with C++, no matter if the mistake
comes about technically, personally, or competitively.

>The Comeau system does not distribute any Amiga-specific C++ headers, but
>comes with a utility which converts C header files to C++ header files
>(so you can use the C= C headers).

Right, but even though that's very valuable, there *should* be C++
specific headers.

- Greg
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