Re: [GD-Linux] ANSI/ISO C++

[Timothee B. <tt...@id...>]

Yup .. never go too far into C++ stuff if you want to be cross-platform ..
from my experience STL is already the limit :-)

TTimo

On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 05:02:49 -0500
"Daniel Vogel" <vo...@ep...> wrote:

> None of the commercial compilers out there supports the full range of the
> ISO C++ Standard though on either the sweng or algorithm list someone posted
> a list of "research" compilers that claim to be fully compliant.
> 
> gcc 3.0 seems to have okay template support though I can't really tell as we
> hit a regression with gcc >= 2.96. You might try Intel's C++ compiler - it's
> not free for commercial use but I think you can use it for free if you are
> student or something like that. For a personal project it might be worth
> looking up the details as the compiler is $400 otherwise IIRC. If it's for
> real (time==money) use it's worth every penny as it compiles code roughly
> three times faster than gcc :)
> 
> On Windows MSVC is free IIRC as long as you are a student or for non
> commercial use (as above I only vaguely remember the terms) though they only
> provide you with access to a non optimizing version of the compiler. MSVC
> has a nice IDE and debugger so you might want to give that a try.
> 
> BTW, cross platformness and nifty template tricks are usually mutually
> exclusive - at least in my experience. Michael Vance @ TreyArch should be
> able to tell a lot of horror stories ;)
> 
> -- Daniel, Epic Games Inc.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gam...@li...
> [mailto:gam...@li...]On Behalf Of Matt
> Davies
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 4:36 AM
> To: gam...@li...
> Subject: [GD-Linux] ANSI/ISO C++
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Is there any free compilers for Linux that supports the full ANSI/ISO C++
> language - which includes template template parameters and partial template
> specialisation.  Does GCC support them yet?  I need a compiler for Windows
> as well.  Borland C++ 5.5 seems to do the job but I've had no luck making it
> work with the Turbo Debugger.  Perhaps someone can provide me with help
> there?
> 
> BTW, does anyone know whats happened to the SWENG mailing list.  I've sent
> some messages out but I haven't received any.  Is it down?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> 
> Matt Davies
> Programmer, Confounding Factor
> ma...@co...
> www.confounding-factor.com
> 
> 
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