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- From: shawnhar@strauss.udel.edu (Shawn Wilson Harvell)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: C or C++?
- Date: 4 Jan 1996 23:43:10 -0500
- Organization: University of Delaware
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- References: <4bsbu7$qmr@spectator.cris.com| <DKHwz2.57A@beaver.cs.washington.edu> <4ch2ga$h1h@news.sas.ab.ca> <30EC64ED.567C@holli.com>
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- Most likely referring to the fact that most C++ compilers compile C as
- well, but it is no where as simple as just having different library functions.
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- For an even stranger example, take a look at GNU pascal ( gpc ) which
- is just a front end for gcc. ( as of the last release I looked at ).
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- In article <30EC64ED.567C@holli.com|,
- John K Gotwals <gotwals@holli.com| wrote:
- |mwo@fn1.freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:
- |>
- |> <snip>
- |>
- |> If I am not mistaken, There is no difference between the C++ and C
- |> compilers. The only difference is library functions, which new ones had
- |> been written for C++. As for the environment and program itself, very
- |> little difference at all (bug fixes at most)
- |
- |I would say you are most grieviously mistaken! Since C++ is a "monster"
- |superset of C, there is NO way that compilers for the two languages can
- |be the same.
- |** John
- |
- |--
- | I am concerned with the truth. Reality is of little interest to me.
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