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From: keith@nih-csl.UUCP (keith gorlen)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: C++ compilers
Message-ID: <215@nih-csl.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 16-May-87 11:06:07 EDT
Article-I.D.: nih-csl.215
Posted: Sat May 16 11:06:07 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 17-May-87 11:50:03 EDT
References: <694@geac.UUCP>
Organization: NIH-CSL, Bethesda, MD
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Summary: AT&T C++ Translator R1.2 works fine under BSD

In article <694@geac.UUCP>, len@geac.UUCP (Leonard Vanek) writes:
> 
> want to find out how much trouble we will have getting the System
> V version of the compiler (which AT&T claims will not work on a
> bsd system) to run on our Ultrix 1.2 system.

In my experience Release 1.2 of the AT&T C++ Translator ports easily
to both System V and BSD UNIX.  We are running it under MASSCOMP RTU,
IBM AIX, IBM ACIS 4.2, BSD 4.3, and Sun-3.  In most cases the port is
only a few hours work.  Problems are:

1.  The /usr/include/CC files are set up for System V -- they are
incomplete/incorrect for BSD.  This primarily effects user programs,
not compiler installation.

2.  You may experience some minor glitches with the installation
MAKEFILEs and scripts, even under System V derivatives.

3.  The supplied "patch" utility, which speeds up C++ program linking,
works only on coff files.  The slower "munch" utility can be used
instead, and works with everything but AIX.  We've written our own
"patch" for the various systems we run C++ on.

I'm not familiar with the various third party C++ ports, so I can't
compare them to the AT&T distribution.  I would expect an ULTRIX port
to be easy.  I don't think you would be making a "big" mistake by
going with AT&T.

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