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Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: A killer problem in Oregon C++
Message-ID: <854@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 12 Oct 88 15:04:53 GMT
References: <151@sunquest.UUCP>
Organization: Engineering, Michigan State U., E. Lansing MI
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in article <151@sunquest.UUCP>, whm@sunquest.UUCP (Bill Mitchell) says:
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> A little over a month ago, we purchased Oregon Software's C++ package.  Much

As far as I am concerned, if you need to use compiler product N on
machine M, the compiler HAS to support the standard libraries on the machine.

I am astonished at Oregon's arrogance!  Do they honestly believe that
what they supply in terms of runtime libraries is all you would ever
need to talk to the machine?  Or do they supply their versions of all of the 
libraries in /usr/lib on the Sun?

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the purpose of machine specific
libraries to be able to develop programming that takes good advantage of
the hardware/operating system?  

My recommendation?  Run G++ (with your own libg++ (to get out of
Stallman's strange copylefting)).
"Why is it, everytime I see Dan Quail, I feel like buying a vowel?" -- Emo
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