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Subject: Re: C++ and C : Diffs and/or Conversion
Message-ID: <6647@alice.uUCp>
Date: Wed, 18-Feb-87 23:50:13 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 18 23:50:13 1987
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In article <205800004@mirror>, rs@mirror.UUCP writes:
> >Anybody know of where to go to find the info ? Perchance there may even
> >be a C++ to C translator? Any and all info is appreciated.
> >
> >	Harry Sharp
> The C++ compiler is a C++ to C translator.  Technically, C++ is a pre-processor
> with extensive library support...

Well, not really.  The usual concept of a pre-processor is a
program that copies parts of its input unchanged to its output
and picks the pieces that interest it out of the rest and transforms
those pieces in some way.  The C++ translator does a complete parse
of its input.  It just happens to generate C instead of machine language.