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- From: comeau@csanta.attmail.com (Greg Comeau)
- Subject: Re: Wanted: info on available C++ compilers
- Message-ID: <C0H3tq.J5G@well.sf.ca.us>
- Originator: comeau@well.sf.ca.us
- Sender: news@well.sf.ca.us
- Reply-To: comeau@csanta.attmail.com (Greg Comeau)
- Organization: Comeau Computing
- References: <1h5pgkINNp36@huon.itd.adelaide.edu.au> <C0F1JJ.IuH@well.sf.ca.us> <1993Jan7.110247.26699@tpl68k0.tplrd.tpl.oz.au>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 07:37:02 GMT
- Lines: 56
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- In article <1993Jan7.110247.26699@tpl68k0.tplrd.tpl.oz.au> paulg@tplrd.tpl.oz.au (Paul Gittings) writes:
- >
- >In article <C0F1JJ.IuH@well.sf.ca.us>, comeau@csanta.attmail.com (Greg Comeau) writes:
- >> In article <1h5pgkINNp36@huon.itd.adelaide.edu.au> wayne@cs.adelaide.edu.au (Wayne McKeen) writes:
- >> >
- >> >I am looking for a decent C++ compiler for the Amiga and I have not able
- >> >to find any dealers in S.A., and very few elsewhere. What compilers are
- >> >available, at what cost, and from where can I get one? I am aware of the
- >> >existence of g++, however I would like information on the commercial C++
- >> >compilers which are available.
- >>
- >> Comeau C++ 3.0b With Templates is one possibility. For AmigaDOS, the
- >> cost is $US250. It could be express mailed to S.A. for an additional
- >> $US60, and you'd have it "within hours".
- >
- >There is a review of Comeau C++ with Templates in the most recent edition
- >of "AC's Tech" volume 3 number 1. The summary was;
- > Technical quality and reliability: excellent
- > Price: good
- > Support: excellent
- > Installation: excellent
- > Documentation: poor
- > Completeness: excellent
- > Integration with AmigaDOS: excellent
- > Integration with C Compilers: excellent
- >
- >A couple of notes; you will need a C compiler. And, as far as I
- >know,) no Amiga specific C++ libraries/classes come with Comeau C++.
- >In another thread people were asking why C++ is not used more in the
- >Amiga and Sun world, my feeling is that one of the major problems
- >is the lack of machine and OS specific libraries. It takes a lot
- >of OO experience to design and build good quality classes. Without
- >these classes developing true OO programs on your favourite computer
- >can be a lot more time consuming. Any body out there working on Amiga
- >specific classes? OO and C++ should, IMHO, take off once standard
- >libraries and classes become available then you can just glue your
- >applications together.
- >
- >Cheers,
- >Paul Gittings
- >Telectronics Pacing Systems- 7 Sirius Rd, Lane Cove, NSW 2066, Australia
- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- > _ | paulg@tplrd.tpl.oz.au OR paulg@tps.com
- >_ // Amiga users | 61-2-4136963 (voice: work)----------------------------
- >\X/ make it happen| 61-2-4136868 (fax) |A Welsh/Canadian/Australian
- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- >No matter how much I beg, Telectronics will not allow me to express any
- >opinions on its behalf.
- >
-
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