wgh@ubbpc.UUCP (William G. Hutchison) (11/22/89)
Let me start off with a couple of impressions I have about the commercial availability of C++ compilers: (1) Many commercial UNIX system vendors do not offer C++ at all yet; (2) C++ 2.0 is enough better than C++ 1.x (cfront release number) that it is desirable to switch to 2.0 right away. This suggests to me that vendors who do not offer C++ yet should leapfrog right into 2.0. The UNIX System V AT&T C++ Language System Release 2.0 Release Notes (Select Code 307-090) has a chapter called "Porting the C++ Translator". For widely used CPUs like 80386 or 68020, the procedure looks like cookbook, so skipping to 2.0 should be easy. Could we get a list of release levels of C++ from major vendors like DEC, HP, IBM, AT&T (probably 2.0!), and others? I will collate such a list and post it if I get enough responses. I want this information to persuade Unisys bean counters that we need C++ 2.0 Real Soon. -- Bill Hutchison, DP Consultant rutgers!cbmvax!burdvax!ubbpc!wgh Unisys UNIX Portation Center "Unless you are very rich and very eccentric, P.O. Box 500, M.S. B121 you will not enjoy the luxury of a computer Blue Bell, PA 19424 in your own home", Edward Yourdon, 1975.
shap@delrey.sgi.com (Jonathan Shapiro) (11/28/89)
In article <620@ubbpc.UUCP> wgh@ubbpc.UUCP (William G. Hutchison) writes: >This suggests to me that vendors who do not offer C++ yet should leapfrog >right into 2.0. 2.0 is also a lot more portable, making the leapfrogging alot simpler. Jonathan Shapiro Silicon Graphics, Inc.