richf@adiron.UUCP (Rick Fanta) (11/29/90)
These questions have probably been asked several times, but here goes. 1) Can GNU g++ be added to a Next system? (ie. is anything out of the ordinary involved when building the libraries and compiling g++?) 2) What about the GNU utilities such as make, find, etc. ? 3) As new versions of gcc and emacs come out, can I install them freely? All comments appreciated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rick Fanta (richf@adiron.uucp) "Those who speak, do not know. Those who know, do not speak." -Ancient Taoist proverb
flank@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Brett Jacobson) (11/30/90)
In article <1077@adiron.UUCP> richf@adiron.UUCP (Rick Fanta) writes: >These questions have probably been asked several times, but here goes. > >1) Can GNU g++ be added to a Next system? (ie. is anything out of the > ordinary involved when building the libraries and compiling g++?) > >2) What about the GNU utilities such as make, find, etc. ? > >3) As new versions of gcc and emacs come out, can I install them freely? It is my understanding that the GNU g++ compiler forms the foundation of the new C++ compiler included in Release 2.0, therefore, there should be no problem porting it :-). It is possible that NeXT simply added a new front end onto the old GNU C compiler, but doubtful. GNU utilities should be no problem, as most already exist, and EMACS, and others are distributed with the machine. Chris Petrilli (forwarded by Brett Jacobson)