turpin@cs.utexas.edu (Russell Turpin) (08/04/89)
Calling C++ experts! Experiences on porting C++ needed! I'm currently involved in porting/redesigning a large application which was originally written in Pascal to C or C++. One of the primary requirements for the project is that the program be portable across a wide variety of platforms (Sun3, Sun4, Sparc, Apollo, Vax-VMS, HP 9000, Vax-Ultrix, DEC MIPS, Cray-Unicos, CDC, IBM 370 MVS/VM, IBM PC DOS/OS2/AIX, Mac OS/AUX and others). I have been looking at C++ using g++ and Oasys. The plan is to write in C++, translate, then port the translated C around to the other platforms. This is my company's first forray into objective-languages, so in a sense, this is also a mission of enlightenment. I have been looking at the discussions in comp.lang.c++ in the "C++ Report" and know there are some wizards out there speaking the Truth. Unfortunately, I have a very short deadline (one week), so speak freely and speak often. Allen Clarke (Respond to turpin@cs.utexas.edu)