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- From: miker3@ix.netcom.com (Mike Rubenstein)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Version Question: BC++3.1, MSVC++ 1.52, 2.0, & 4.0
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 01:44:57 GMT
- Organization: Netcom
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- mhowes@netcom.com (Michael Howes) wrote:
-
- |> I'm trying to iron out what versions of C++ compilers do what.
- Trying to
- |>look at the what i have and were i will probably go. I inherited
- code that
- |>is written in a mixed bag of Visual Basic 2.0, Borland C++ 3.1, and
- MS C++ 1.0.
- |> The long term plan is probably to get to NT or 95 but currently we
- only
- |>want win31 support. The other long term plan is to go all C++. It
- looks like
- |>the Turbo Debugger in BC++ 3.1 wont run under win95. The first big
- question
- |>is what version of BC++ works under NT or 95 and will make 32 bit
- apps? This
- |>question might not be that important because the plan is to go MS.
- |> Anyways the following is what i understand to be true. Please
- correct me.
- |>
- |>Version Run on Makes MFC Version
- |>MS VC++ 4.0 NT & 95 only 32 bit only 4.0
- |>MS VC++ 2.2 NY,95, & 3.1 16 or 32 bit 3.2
- |> with win32s
- |>MS VC++ 2.0 Same as 2.2 16 or 32 bit 3.0
- |>MS VC++ 1.52b All 16 bit only 2.52b
- |>
- |> What it looks like is with 2.x they include 1.52 so you can still
- build
- |>16 bit apps. Is this true? Also it looks like 4.0 only run on NT or
- 95 and
- |>will only make 32bit. This true?
- |> So how close did i get it?
-
- VC++ 2.x does not run on win32s. You need NT or 95. Also, like 4.0,
- they cannot create 16 bit applications but come with 1.52. With 2.x,
- 1.52 shares the CD-ROM with the 32 bit compiler; with 4.0 it comes on
- a separate CD-ROM.
-
- Michael M Rubenstein
-