From -603953863518455335 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,847eae9e6f4941d9 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: "Kevin S. Van Horn" Subject: Re: which compiler currently most closely follows the C++draft standard? Date: 1997/06/30 Message-ID: <01bc8499$21ea57c0$84d22399@default>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 253734556 References: <3.0.1.32.19970628234522.00b46d80@world.std.com> X-Original-Date: 29 Jun 1997 14:28:23 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network, Inc. X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.std.c++ iQBVAwUBM7hS2Uy4NqrwXLNJAQFsbwH/Z4b6LqG7c8+gxzJzbnom6Fmn4iLzPwMu KEHM9nKCJWjWAKUic0KRPKbcacS1IhdQOGu9buAVNEmVZU9q31ARgw== =YsVC Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Originator: austern@isolde.mti.sgi.com David Chase wrote in article <3.0.1.32.19970628234522.00b46d80@world.std.com>... > Of the bunch, I would recommend either G++ or EDG-based compilers > (SGI and Tera use EDG, not sure who else does) for ability to > track the standard and general usability. I would strongly recommend *against* g++ for anyone who is worried about standards compliance. g++ does not handle exceptions, except if you compile unoptimized with the -g (debug info) flag. It doesn't handle namespaces. It pretends to handle templates, but it has so many limitations and bugs in this department that any serious use of templates can be excruciatingly painful (I speak from personal experience here). I don't know of any STL implementation ported to g++ that allows one to compile all of ObjectSpace's example programs for STL. On the other hand, I have started using one EDG-based compiler, KAI C++, and have been pretty pleased with it so far. To give you an idea of what's important to me, I'm a big fan of generic programming, which really stress-tests compilers on their handling of templates. ----------------------------- Kevin S. Van Horn KSVH Software and Consulting kevin.s.vanhorn@iname.com --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles: Try just posting with your newsreader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu comp.std.c++ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern/std-c++/faq.html Moderation policy: http://reality.sgi.com/austern/std-c++/policy.html Comments? mailto:std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu ]