dar@telesoft.UUCP (David Reisner) (04/05/89)
I've been speculating about porting C++ to a couple of new machines. I hope that some of you can provide me with some information. Let's assume that the target machine is some sort of workstation running more-or-less System V Unix. Let us further assume that we wish to use a C++ front end and the existing C compiler (instead of a C++ compiler). One possible starting point is AT&T's cfront. Glockenspiel has a modified version of cfront, handled in the US by ImageSoft. GNU has a C++ something, but I think it is a compiler. Other alternatives? Once one has the source, how likely is it to compile and run? What is usually involved in getting the thing running, and what are the common problems? (Of course, the "underlying" C compiler will be subject to debugging during this process.) OK, now it runs, but how well does it run? Does AT&T cfront run correctly and usefully, in general? How about the competitors? How much maintenance does a C++ front end require during the course of serious usage? Finally, are there C++ libraries (e.g. X/Open/Motif interface) which would compel the choice of one front-end over another? Ah, excellent. I very much look forward to your responses. (I hate to ask, but since news just came back up on this machine after a many month absence, would you be so kind as to copy replies to me by mail.) -David ucsd!telesoft!dar, dar@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu