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From: [e-mail] (Shawn Willden)
Subject: Replacing NeXT cc with gcc-2.2.2
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Note to readers of comp.lang.c++:  I am cross-posting this because questions
2, 3, and 4 are applicable and I want opinions/facts from all you C++ gurus.

Hi, I have a few questions about replacing cc with gcc (I have NeXTStep 2.0, BTW)

1)    I understand that the newest version of gcc incorporates NeXT's
Objective-C extensions.  Is gcc lacking anything?  Is NeXT making any new
additions to their compiler for 3.0 that may not be present in the current
version of gcc?

2)    How complete is gcc's implementation of C++?  Does it support templates
as described in _The C++ Programming Language 2nd Ed._ (by Bjarne Stroustrup)?  I
know it doesn't support exceptions (yet).

3)    How stable is 2.2.2?

4)    How standard are the libg++ libraries?  (i.e. how closely do they track
the work of the ANSI C++ committee? [In implementation, not content, ANSI
hasn't/isn't going to specify standard libraries, right?])

5)    Is 2.2.2 compatible with the NeXT gdb or would I have to get gdb-4.6 as
well?

I would greatly appreciate answers and/or experiences from anyone who has had
experience with gcc-2.2.2.

Reply by post or e-mail as you deem appropriate.  Note, however, that if you
reply by e-mail, my address in the message header may be incorrect.  Be sure
that you use the one below.

Thanks.

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Shawn Willden
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