xchute@hscfvax.harvard.edu (T.Goode) (09/09/88)
I hope to begin some object oriented programming using C++ on a SUN 386i soon to be delivered. I have noticed references to the GNU C++ compiler in this news group over the past few days. I have several naive questions: 1) Where to I ftp for the GNU C++? 2) Will it run on a SUN386? 3) Is it a reasonable first C++ compiler for a weekend C programmer? 4) What alternatives are appropriate? 5) Which books on the topic provide the most benign introduction? The proposed major application is the development of a frame based semantic network for a medical diagnosis classification system. Cheers, Chris Chute M.D. IntN: chute@fermat.mayo.edu Department of Health Sciences Research (507)284-5506 Mayo Clinic / Foundation Rochester, MN 55905
randolph@ektools.UUCP (Gary L. Randolph) (09/12/88)
> I hope to begin some object oriented programming using C++ on a > SUN 386i soon to be delivered. I have noticed references to the GNU C++ > compiler in this news group over the past few days. I have several > naive questions: > > 1) Where to I ftp for the GNU C++? > 2) Will it run on a SUN386? > 3) Is it a reasonable first C++ compiler for a weekend C programmer? > 4) What alternatives are appropriate? > 5) Which books on the topic provide the most benign introduction? As a weekend C programmer, you should find the third text very friendly... Gary
randolph@ektools.UUCP (Gary L. Randolph) (09/12/88)
In article <618@hscfvax.harvard.edu>, xchute@hscfvax.harvard.edu (T.Goode) writes: > I hope to begin some object oriented programming using C++ on a > SUN 386i soon to be delivered. I have noticed references to the GNU C++ > compiler in this news group over the past few days. I have several > naive questions: > > 1) Where to I ftp for the GNU C++? > 2) Will it run on a SUN386? > 3) Is it a reasonable first C++ compiler for a weekend C programmer? > 4) What alternatives are appropriate? > 5) Which books on the topic provide the most benign introduction? Also, when you do get Gnu up and running, you should find it to be a very good implementation of the language. That's what I have learned on (guess I should not end with a preposition when sending to Harvard).