Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 09:33:39 -0700 (MST) From: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com> To: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm) Cc: grog@lemis.de, barnes@biodec.wustl.edu, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: help find compiler, please. Message-ID: <199610051633.JAA18807@seagull.rtd.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961005132713.3028E-100000@klemm.gtn.com> from "Andreas Klemm" at Oct 5, 96 01:29:54 pm
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It seems that Andreas Klemm said: > On Sat, 5 Oct 1996, Greg Lehey wrote: > > Wayne M. Barnes, Ph.D. writes: > > > > > > We have searched in vain for a C++ compiler on FreeBSD/Linux that is > > > robust enought to be able to compile Rogue Wave class templates. > > > g++ just isn't there yet. We did find one other compiler, and it > > > failed also. If you know of one that will do it, let us know. > > > > Just out of interest, what's wrong with gcc that makes it unable to > > compile the templates? Are you sure it's not a problem with the > > sources? C++ is a moving target, and it's quite possible that gcc is > > correct in not compiling them. If not, I'm sure the gcc people would > > like to know how it breaks. > > FreeBSD-current now has gcc 2.7.2.1 and libg++ 2.7.2 if that might > be of interest ... If I remember right, some people said on the > mailinglists, that some C++ projects are only to handle with gcc-2.7.x. Has anyone looked into how difficult it would be to build 2.7.X on a 2.1R machine? I'd hate to heve to upgrade *everything* just to use a newer gcc for development work... Thanx! --don
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