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- From: carlson@kikkin.zko.dec.com (Tom Carlson)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: DEC C++ compiler
- Date: 20 Feb 1996 23:16:28 GMT
- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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- In article <4emnqg$iv8@ipo.ipoline.com>, edwin@ipoline.com (Edwin Chan) writes:
- |>Does anyone have any experience with DEC C++ compiler on OpenVMS? In
- |>particular, I want to find out if it is as bad as VAX C compiler as
- |>far as standard conformance is concerned.
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- DEC C++ implements The Annotated Reference Manual by Ellis and
- Stroustrup, with compiler options for many cfront and Microsoft
- extensions. The DEC C++ development group is closely tracking the
- emerging ANSI standard and plans to fully support the ANSI standard in the
- the future.
-
- Tom
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- DEC C/C++ developer
-
- PS Regarding "as bad as VAX C compiler as far as standard conformance
- is concerned". Note that the VAX C compiler was frozen at version
- 3.2, and was replaced by the DEC C compiler at version 4.0. DEC C
- is a validated ANSI C compiler with options to support K&R C, and
- strict versus relaxed ANSI conformance (as well as a VAX C compatibility
- mode to ease the pain of migration). The current version of DEC C
- on both VAX and Alpha OpenVMS platforms is V5.2, and starting with VMS
- version V6.2 the compiler and runtime system offer XPG4 conformance; and
- with VMS V7.0 the ISO C 1994 Addendum is supported (digraphs and
- more extensive wide character functions). The Digital UNIX (formerly
- OSF/1) platform has always shipped a validated ANSI C compiler. Digital
- is an active participant in standards bodies, and is committed to providing
- standard-conforming products as a key aspect of making and keeping its
- systems "open".
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- Thomas Carlson, DEC C/ DEC C++ carlson@decc.enet.dec.com
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