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From: kennel@minnie.cognet.ucla.edu (Matthew Kennel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: AT&T C++ ports to the Mac?
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Date: 29 Jul 88 18:56:13 GMT
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In article <461@poseidon.UUCP> ech@poseidon.UUCP (Edward C Horvath) writes:
>> We're about to adopt C++ as our standard language, and probably get the
>> AT&T source, since we target several environments.  Has anyone ported
>> the translator to the Mac?
>
>I haven't seen the latest AT&T version; the last attempt I heard of ('twas
>not I) to attempt the port to Aztec bounced up against a 32-character
>limit on extern variable names.  I don't know of any plans to up that limit.
>
>=Ned=

I seem to remember that there was posted somewhere (probably comp.sources.unix)
a program that translates very_long_variable_names into something more CRYPTC.  
You might want to put this filter in between the c++ and the compiler.

I'm not sure, but you might be able to get it via anon. FTP at uunet.uu.net.

Matt K
kennel@cognet.ucla.edu