cubbage@se-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Sharon Cubbage) (06/12/90)
Thanks to everybody who contributed!
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Zortech (2.1 coming July 1)
DOS & MS-Windows
OS/2 & PM
Currently working on i386 version, no release date yet
99% ANSI compatibility
AT&T 2.0 compatible
Class library - Tools++, Graphics libraries...
Product has been around for a while, stable
Package price ($450 for compiler, debugger & tools)
AT&T C++ (a.k.a Cfront - 2.1 coming...)
Cfront (generates C code and passes it onto a C compiler)
needs C compiler ($$)
DOS & UNIX
Expensive (up to 20K)
Leader in new features
Many libraries (not MS-Windows)
Borland Turbo C++
AT&T 2.0 compatible
No windows support yet
(Introductory price?)
Mouse driven interactive development environment (or keyboard)
Can use any editor, debugger, etc.
Good customer support
Libraries include stream-cfront 1.2, no streamio
Microsoft C++
At end of year
Glockenspiel
Cfront
AT&T 1.2 (potential bugs, not full 2.0 functionality, no multiple
inheritance, etc...)
HCR
Cfront 2.0
AT&T UNIX V/386 Release 3.2, UNIX 386/ix, and other V/386
Release 3.2 variants
Good debugger
No windows support
NIH Class Libraries and InterViews
Oregan
UNIX 386
Works well on SUNs, not as well on Tower
Not completely 2.0 - many bugs
No support for windows
Good debugger
Good customer support
Intek C++
Translator
80386, MS-DOS, UNIV V/386
$495
Windows are supported
AT&T standard libraries
Comeau Computing 2.1
Translator
i386, Xenix, MS-DOS
ANSI C or K&R code
Not licensed by AT&T to distribute source code for ANY libraries
GNU C++ 1.37.1 (G++)
Portable to UNIX 386
Compatible with InterViews and Xwindows
Can be made to be strict ANSI
From Free Software Foundation
Supervision(?)martin@hpopd.HP.COM (Martin Wink) (06/12/90)
/ hpopd:comp.lang.c++ / cubbage@se-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Sharon Cubbage) / 7:12 pm Jun 11, 1990 / >Thanks to everybody who contributed! sorry I didn't contribute sooner. >Glockenspiel > Cfront > AT&T 1.2 (potential bugs, not full 2.0 functionality, no multiple > inheritance, etc...) This is a little unfair given the detail given to other products. According to the information I have, they have a 2.0 version out now. Their CommonView class library supports Microsoft Windows, Presentation Manager and New Wave currently. a fairly satisfied Glockenspiel customer....... Martin Wink................................. CoMedian Multimedia Programme............... Pinewood Information Systems Division....... Hewlett-Packard Limited.....................