jimc@julia.math.ucla.edu (10/05/90)
We have an instructional lab with several Sun 3/280's. We want to
obtain a good C++ compiler. The main dimension of ``good'' is that the
students will not be demoralized by compiler bugs. C++ v2.0 support is
preferred; v2.1 is nice but not a demanded feature.
We are investigating Oregon C++, Comeau C++ and Green Hills C++. Does
anyone have insights into these products that would help us choose? Are
there other products that we ought to be looking at?
We are also seriously considering Gnu g++ (presently in beta test). One
of the faculty is using it; he has found one bug (reported and confirmed)
and wonders if other problems he is having might be more than just
programmer error. How does g++ compare in reliability with the commercial
products? In particular, I came upon an article:
D. Saks, ``MS-DOS C++ Compilers'', Computer Language, Oct. 1990, p. 91.
It includes results of five MS-DOS compilers on the Eckel-Saks test
suite. If that test suite has been run on g++ I would be very interested
to see the results so I (and the faculty) could get a feel for how g++
compares with products we have some familiarity with.
Please mail direct since I don't normally keep current in this group.
I will summarize about 15 Oct.
James F. Carter (213) 825-2897
UCLA-Mathnet; 6221 MSA; 405 Hilgard Ave.; Los Angeles, CA, USA 90024-1555
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