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- From: eric@tfs.com (Eric Smith)
- Subject: Re: PD C++ => C translator wanted
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.215226.22663@tfs.com>
- Organization: TFS
- References: <92224.080629WJCMS@CUNYVM.BITNET> <1992Aug19.034324.16189@sinkhole.unf.edu>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 21:52:26 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug19.034324.16189@sinkhole.unf.edu> shite@sinkhole.unf.edu (Stephen Hite) writes:
- >In article <92224.080629WJCMS@CUNYVM.BITNET> WJCMS@CUNYVM.BITNET writes:
- >>FAQ tells me that there are many C++ => C translators. Can anyone point to me
- >>a public domain one? I'd like to start doing C++, but since I'm not sure yet
- >>what will be the programming platform, I don't want to spend too much money
- >>in the beginning. I'd rather get C++ => C translator and have a littlemore
- >>freedom of choice.
- >>
- >>
- >>Thank You,
- >>Janne Ravantti
- >
- > The g++ compiler, that's your only freely available choice.
- >You will not find a PD C++ -> C "translator."
- >
- >Steve Hite
- >shite@sinkhole.unf.edu
- >
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- A C++ to C translator would not be very useful as a stand-alone product.
- It would not have access to the right libraries, and/or it would not know
- what libraries it did have access to. For example, how would you implement
- iostreams? Features such as that depend on the presence of the appropriate
- header files and libraries that come with a complete C++ compiler product.
-