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From: mcvoy@uwvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: True C++ compiler wanted
Message-ID: <3236@rsch.WISC.EDU>
Date: Mon, 16-Feb-87 17:24:38 EST
Article-I.D.: rsch.3236
Posted: Mon Feb 16 17:24:38 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 17-Feb-87 06:28:22 EST
Distribution: comp
Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept
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Keywords: No @#$%! preprocessor, please

[food for thought & line eaters]

Hi-
	I was wondering if anyone (or any company) has any desire to
implement C++ as a true language, not just (sorry) as a preprocessor.  
I really can't stand not being able to use the debugger.  And it's
slower to have go through the extra pass(es?).  Other than that, C++
is great, but until those are resolved, uh-uh.

	Also, a question for the compiler writers out there: is the 
specification in the C++ book anywhere close to being good enough to
use for writing a new compiler? I know it says it is not exact, but
I don't know what is/is not specified... 

	On the same note, is there a complete spec out there anywhere?

Thanks in advance, 
-- 
Larry McVoy 	        mcvoy@rsch.wisc.edu, 
      		        {seismo, topaz, harvard, ihnp4, etc}!uwvax!mcvoy

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