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- From: kuehl@uzwil.informatik.uni-konstanz.de (Dietmar Kuehl)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Unix C++ compiler
- Date: 18 Apr 1996 02:23:12 GMT
- Organization: FakultΣt fⁿr Mathematik und Informatik
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- Hi,
-
- Ihab Badr (ihab@danish.com) wrote:
- : I am out shopping for a C++ compiler on Unix, with my eyes initially
- : focused on Solaris.
- : SunSoft sell theres for ~ $1000.
- : Before investing that amount I would like to know what other options I
- : have.
- : Can someone shed some light as to what is available out there.
-
- A much cheaper alternative (yes, James, you need someone who maintains
- the software but this is true for Sunsoft's CC, too) is g++: Check the
- net for a recent version of gcc, GNU's compiler freely available on the
- net. The current version is gcc-2.7.2 but gcc-2.7.2 has some trouble
- with certain types of debugging symbols. Maybe it pays off to use
- gcc-2.7.0 instead... Make sure to get libg++-2.7.?: You would need a
- C++ library, too. Well, probably you would also like to get gdb (GNU's
- debugger) and a frontend for this, e.g. xxgdb or ddd. If you need help
- on installing gcc, have a look at
- <http://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/~kuehl/gcc/install.html>. You can
- also test whether it compiles your code using
- <http://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/~kuehl/gcc/>.
-
- Another alternative is Photon C++. Check <http://www.kai.com> for
- information on Photon C++.
- --
- dietmar.kuehl@uni-konstanz.de
- http://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/~kuehl/
- I am a realistic optimist - that's why I appear to be slightly pessimistic
-