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- From: chrism@xroads.com (Chris McCabe)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: C++ compiler on UNIX
- Date: 29 Jan 1996 22:58:24 GMT
- Organization: Internet Direct, Inc.
- Message-ID: <4ejc6b$ac_002@news.indirect.com>
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- In article <4e1n6h$9ka@ipo.ipoline.com>, edwin@ipoline.com (Edwin Chan) wrote:
- >1. On any particular UNIX system, is there a generic command to find
- >out the version of compiler (C or C++) currently installed on a
- >system?
-
- Try using the what command:
-
- $ what /usr/bin/CC
- /usr/bin/CC:
- HP C++ HPCPLUSPLUS A.03.65
-
- This only works on files that have an ident string embeded in them,
- which is a string that starts with "@(#)". Your compiler executables
- may or may not have this string in them. There is no method that is
- guaranteed to work.
-
-
- >2. Other than GNU C++ compiler, are there any third party C++ compiler
- >vendors other than those supplied by the UNIX hardware vendors such as
- >HP, IBM, Sun and SGI?
-
- If it is support you are concerned about, there is at least one company
- that supports the GNU compilers. They will give you help as needed and
- fix bugs and such. The company is Cygnus. There may be others.
-
- You might check out CenterLine and other companies that supply complete
- development environments, but I think even they use native compilers. There
- isn't much money to be made in that market unless you add significant value
- somehow.
-
- Hope this helps,
- Chris
-