Xref: utzoo comp.compilers:180 comp.lang.c++:650 comp.lang.c:5963 comp.lang.misc:910 comp.emacs:2475 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cca!mirror!ima!johnl From: johnl@ima.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.compilers,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.misc,comp.emacs Subject: test version of G++, the GNU C++ compiler available. Message-ID: <829@ima.ISC.COM> Date: 1 Jan 88 00:28:17 GMT Sender: johnl@ima.ISC.COM Reply-To: tower@bu-it.BU.EDU (Leonard H. Tower Jr.) Organization: Project GNU, Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA +1 (617) 876-3296 Lines: 103 Approved: compilers@ima.UUCP Home: 36 Porter Street, Somerville, MA 02143, USA +1 (617) 623-7739 A test version of the GNU C++ Compiler is now available on prep.ai.mit.edu in the file /u/rms/tiemann.dist-*.tar.Z where * is a version number (e.g. 1.15.3). There may also be diff files under /u/rms. It is only available in compressed format, due to a severe space shortage on prep. GNU C++ is not a pre-processor, but is a native-code compiler, using the back end of GNU CC for its back end. Currently, GNU C++ is targeted to the SUN 3 and VAX (the same machines as GNU CC). A source code debugger, GDB+, is also provided in the distribution. GDB+ is really an extension to GDB, and allows for better control over the source level debugging of method calls. To get GNU C++, ftp the compressed tar file from prep.ai.mit.edu, uncompress it, untar it, and look at the file README in the dist-g++ directory for further installation instructions. This code is primarily intended for GNU CC gurus, since it is still evolving rapidly, and a good understanding of GNU CC is somewhat a prerequisite for an understanding of GNU C++. If you are generally interested in keeping up to date on GNU C++, please subscribe to the one of the mailing lists described below by sending your request to the appropriate *-request address. Note that members of bug-g++ automatically receive all info-g++ messages. Members of these -g++ lists do not automatically receive the -gcc lists. The author of the G++ enhancements is Michael Tiemann . He receives the bug-g++ mailing list. enjoy -len ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Caveats: 1) Both G++ and GCC (the GNU C Compiler) are in testing. It is expected that bugs will be found. If you don't want to work with a buggy compiler, wait until they are more fully tested. 2) If you wish to join one of the mailing lists, please ask the *-REQUEST address for that list. If you ask a list directly, you bother several hundred people who can't help you, and waste a lot of cycles, packets and bandwidth. *-REQUEST is an Internet convention. One should always try it first when requesting a mailing list. 3) A test version of GCC is available on a tape from the Free Software Foundation. Information on obtaining the tape and anything else about the GNU Project is available from: gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu (aka ..!ucbvax!prep.ai.mit.edu!gnu). 4) G++ may be added to that tape, when it's less buggy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * bug-g++@prep.ai.mit.edu ** List changes and problems to: bug-g++-request@prep.ai.mit.edu This list distributes bug reports, fixes for bugs, and suggestions for improvements in the GNU C++ Compiler to it's active developers. It is the place to report G++ bugs by all testers of G++. The GNU C++ Compiler is still in test release, and is NOT ready for everyday use. Always report the version number of g++, as well as the operating system and hardware. G++ uses the GNU C-Compiler back end, and active developers may wish to join bug-gcc@prep.ai.mit.edu as well. Members of bug-g++ automatically receive all info-g++ messages. * info-g++@prep.ai.mit.edu ** List changes and problems to: info-g++-request@prep.ai.mit.edu This list reports new releases, informations about ports and proven bug fixes to testers of the GNU C++ Compiler. * bug-gcc@prep.ai.mit.edu ** List changes and problems to: bug-gcc-request@prep.ai.mit.edu This list distributes bug reports, fixes for bugs, and suggestions for improvements in the GNU C Compiler to its active developers. It is the place to report GCC bugs by all testers of GCC. The GNU C Compiler still has a lot of bugs in it, and is NOT ready for everyday use. Always report the version number of gcc, as well as the operating system and hardware. Members of bug-gcc automatically receive all info-gcc messages. * info-gcc@prep.ai.mit.edu ** List changes and problems to: info-gcc-request@prep.ai.mit.edu This list reports new releases and proven bug fixes to testers of the GNU C Compiler. 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