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From: little@schmoo.crd.ge.com (H. Mark Little)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: c++ on SUNs
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Date: 10 Jan 90 18:33:43 GMT
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I recently sent a request to this newsgroup for any information about
strongpoints/weaknesses of various implementations of c++.  So far,
I have received the c++ products list (thanks to David Prager, for
forwarding it to me, and to Jean Christophe for posting it in the first
place).  This is a useful starting point, as it informs me of what is
available, and in many cases, gives a phone number I can call for
more detailed info.  This list implies on what platforms these
implementations run, but this leads to the implication, IMHI (Im My
Humble Interpretation), that Glockenspiel c++ works on MS-DOS and OS/2
only, whereas I have used something that *claims* to be Glockenspiel
c++ on a Sun 3/80 running SunOS 4.0.3.  I would like to eliminate
unnecessary phone calls asking about something which I cannot use, but
am not sure which implementations work where.  I will be using c++ with
the X windowing system, on Sun workstations, running under SunOS.  The
following shows what *I* *think* is my usability for the 11 c++ compilers
listed in the products list:

cfront 2.0		yes (of course)
HCR C++			probably not
g++ 1.36.1 (FSF)	yes
MPW C++ (Apple)		no (mac only?)
Zortech C++		don't think so (MS-DOS only?)
Glockenspiel C++	thought not, but . . . (MS-DOS & OS/2 only?)
Lattice C++		no (Amiga only?)
InTek C++		no (Dos & System V only?)
Green Hills C++		??
CC C++ (Comeau)		?? (probably yes)
Oregon C++		yes

I would appreciate any corrections or reinforcements on the above list.
Also, there were no phone numbers included for AT&T (cfront), HCR, and
Zortech.  I *could* find them with a little effort, but as I am lazy,
if anyone happens to know these, I would appreciate them.

Thanks

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H. Mark Little                        e-mail:  little@disney.crd.ge.com
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