[comp.sys.sgi] Is C++ available?

peta@McRCIM.McGill.EDU (Peter Whaite) (02/06/91)

Sorry, but I forgot a subject line in my last posting so here it is again.  We have several Iris Personals and a VGX machine.  So far we have been using C and gl libraries which is OK for simple applications, but rapidly bogs down when more and more functionality is added.  We need to get a little more object oriented so:

1. Has anyone had any experience with C++ on Silicon Graphics machines?

2. Is it possible to compile g++ for these machines?

3. Are there any class definition libraries (similiar to InterViews for X )      
   which make it easier to program the graphics interface?

emo@cica.cica.indiana.edu (Eric Ost) (02/07/91)

AT&T C++ 2.1 is not "officially supported" on the SGI and there are some
elements which  must be tweaked in order to get the system to build properly.
If you purchase C++ from AT&T with source you should be able to compile
the 'munch' version for any SGI.  I have no direct experience with compiling
g++ on SGI workstations, but would expect it to be no more difficult than
any other SysV Unix(tm) machine.


eric