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- From: peter@cujo.curtin.edu.au (Peter N Lewis)
- Subject: Re: GNU C++ for the Macintosh?
- Message-ID: <peter-030992125638@134.7.50.3>
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- Organization: NCRPDA, Curtin University
- References: <15834.2AA3F783@zeus.ieee.org> <pyknjaa.nagle@netcom.com> <cshotton-020992160619@oac2.hsc.uth.tmc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:06:09 GMT
- Lines: 33
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- In article <cshotton-020992160619@oac2.hsc.uth.tmc.edu>,
- cshotton@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Chuck Shotton) wrote:
- >
- > In article <pyknjaa.nagle@netcom.com>, nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle) wrote:
- > >
- > > Glen.Stewart@f175.n2240.z1.ieee.org (Glen Stewart) writes:
- > > >I see that GNU C++ supports over 40 different processors and comes with
- > > >source
- > > >code. Is it avaiable as a running Macintosh program?
- > >
- > > GNU C++ is not available for the Macintosh for religious reasons.
- > > Details in "gnu.misc.discuss".
- >
- > Bzzzt. Wrong. g++ is available for MPW and can be found on ftp.apple.com.
-
- While its true that some people in the FSF have religous objections to the
- Macintosh, its also true that their very own standard license allows gcc
- and most every other GNU product to be ported to the Mac.
-
- Stan Shebs has in fact ported gcc to the Mac to run under MPW, and is
- currently working on porting gcc 2. Also, TopSoft has taken on Harvest C
- development, and the intention is to combine Eric Sink's Harvest C and
- Stan's port of gcc to produce a stand along C and C++ compiler. All this
- is of course a long way off, and if you are interested. I'm not sure who
- is in charge of the TopSoft effort, but you can probably get more
- information by contacting Waqar <surak@ugcs.caltech.edu>.
-
- Have fun all,
- Peter.
-
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