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[Dev-C++] How portable/standards compliant is Dev C++?

[<RPG...@ao...>]

Since the compiler behind Dev C++ is mingw, which is itself a port of GCC, code that compiles fine in Dev C++ should also compile with GCC correct?  This is, of course, assuming that no calls are made to non-portable libraries.

I've also heard rumors that GCC is the closest to compliance with the most recent ANSI C++ standards.  How true is that?

RE: [Dev-C++] How portable/standards compliant is Dev C++?

[Ioannis V. <no...@ya...>]

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> Since the compiler behind Dev C++ is mingw, which is itself a 
> port of GCC, code that compiles fine in Dev C++ should also 
> compile with GCC correct?  This is, of course, assuming that 
> no calls are made to non-portable libraries.


Correct.

> 
> I've also heard rumors that GCC is the closest to compliance 
> with the most recent ANSI C++ standards.  How true is that?

It is not the closest but it is one of the closest. It is more close
than vc++ 6. GCC 3.0 which is fresh new, is even closer. I am hungrily
expect the mingw32 3.0 port... See
http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/gcc.html for more info.


Ioannis

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