tiemann@MCC.COM (Michael Tiemann) (12/19/87)
A test version of GNU C++ (version 1.15.3) is now available on prep.ai.mit.edu in the file ~rms/tiemann.dist-1.15.3.tar.Z . It is only available in compressed format, due to a severe space shortage on prep. GNU C++ is not a pre-processor, but is a native-code compiler, using the back end of GNU CC for its back end. Currently, GNU C++ is targeted to the SUN 3 and VAX (the same machines as GNU CC). A source code debugger, GDB+, is also provided in the distribution. GDB+ is really an extension to GDB, and allows for better control over the source level debugging of method calls. The get GNU C++, ftp the compressed tar file from prep.ai.mit.edu, uncompress it, untar it, and look at the file README in the dist-g++ directory for further installation instructions. This code is primarily intended for GNU CC gurus, since it is still evolving rapidly, and a good understanding of GNU CC is somewhat a prerequisite for an understanding of GNU C++. If you are generally interested in keeping up to date on GNU C++, I invite you to subscribe to the list info-g++@prep.ai.mit.edu. If you have specific questions about GNU C++, regarding features, bugs, etc., and are interested in maintaining GNU C++, I invite you to subscribe to bug-g++@prep.ai.mit.edu . Send requests to info-gnu-request@prep.ai.mit.edu . Note that members of bug-g++ automatically receive all info-g++ messages, and all -g++ members get all -gcc messages as well (since GNU C++ is dependent on GNU CC). Michael (tiemann@mcc.com)