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- From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Comeau C++ 4.0 BETA TESTERS WANTED!!!
- Date: 25 Jan 1996 00:07:28 -0500
- Organization: Comeau Computing
- Message-ID: <4e736g$6hk@panix.com>
- Reply-To: greg@csanta.attmail.com (Greg Comeau)
- NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com
-
- Comeau C++ 4.0 BETA TESTERS WANTED!!!
-
- BETA TESTERS WANTED: Comeau C++, the most widely available commercial C++,
- is undergoing extensive changes, features and new ports. This means that
- we need more beta sites for "Comeau4" than in our past beta efforts.
-
- WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Only serious, rigorous testers should contact us.
- That includes persons or companies with, but not limited to, large amounts
- of source code, significant class libraries, extensive knowledge of C++,
- code making complex use of features, unique hardware, etc. Please: do not
- contact us unless you can make, and include, a strong case for participation.
-
- FEATURES: Now based on EDG technology, new features supported will include:
- + Enhanced templates
- + Exceptions
- + Namespaces
- + RTTI/dynamic_cast/typeid
- + New-style casts
- + "Condition declarations"
- + mutable, bool, wchar_t
- + Array new/delete
- + [static] "member constants"
- + Out-of-nest nested class definitions (nontemplate & template)
- + Recent template additions:
- * typename
- * Template instantiation directive
- * Friend declarations
- * Parameters with default arguments
- * Function templates with nontype template parameters
- * Etc.
- + Alternative digraphs
- + "MSC keywords" (near/far/etc)
- + Precompiled headers
- + Pragmas
- + K&R C/ANSI C/C++ selectable preprocessor
- + Etc.
-
- This will bring Comeau C++ up to date as regards the ANSI/ISO C++ Committee
- including even some decisions that occurred during 1995 (others are too
- dynamic to begin work on yet). We do not believe any other compiler is
- at this level.
-
- Note too that this product will also be a C compiler (front end) and also
- supports various dialects, including MSC/C++, SVR4, and various releases
- of cfront. Similarly, it can output K&R C, ANSI C, C++, and an intermediate
- language. Comeau4 will initially be a plug-compatible replacement for
- our current cfront based offering.
-
- PLATFORM SPECIFIC: This is also a good time to consider arrangements
- including, but not limited to: tailoring, new ports, platform and compiler
- specific extensions/differences, adding new keywords, cross-compiling issues,
- embedded systems issues, native code back ends for your CPUs, OEMing,
- and other issues.
-
- WHO ARE WE? Comeau Computing is a NYC based software development firm
- focusing on C++ compiler development. We are founding voting members of the
- ANSI/ISO X3J16 C++ Standards Committee. We are now in our 10th year
- of business.
-
- NEED MORE INFO? If you are a serious tester and would like to discuss the
- beta of Comeau4 further, contact Greg Comeau through the following mediums:
-
- UseNet: greg@csanta.attmail.com
- comeau@bix.com
- CIS: 72331, 3421
- BIX: comeau
- Fax: 718-441-2310
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