From: comeau@csanta.attmail.com (Greg Comeau)
Subject: Re: Wanted: info on available C++ compilers
Originator: comeau@well.sf.ca.us
Reply-To: comeau@csanta.attmail.com (Greg Comeau)
Organization: Comeau Computing
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 14:46:06 GMT

Hmm, things just hit the twilight zone here somewhat.  I responded to
Paul Gittings message in the wee hours this morning only now to see that
his message is reproduced in full with no responses to me.  The only
additional thing I recall doing was a :w tobix from vi.  The tobix file
was ok.  Why would that have said effect?  The inteded post is below.
Or at least I hope so as I just :r'd tobix to get it back.


>> Comeau C++ 3.0b With Templates is one possibility.  For AmigaDOS, the
>> cost is $US250.  It could be express mailed to S.A. for an additional
>> $US60, and you'd have it "within hours".
>
>There is a review of Comeau C++ with Templates in the most recent edition
>of "AC's Tech"  volume 3 number 1.

There is?!?!?!  I didn't know that!  Hope I can get a copy of it still!

>The summary was;
>        Technical quality and reliability:  excellent
>        Price:                              good
>        Support:                            excellent
>        Installation:                       excellent
>        Documentation:                      poor
>        Completeness:                       excellent
>        Integration with AmigaDOS:          excellent 
>        Integration with C Compilers:       excellent

That seems both an accurate and fair assessment although I'm
unclear on how the price could be that much better.  Our docs
don't need any overhaul, but they do need additional chapters and
such.  The technical quality and reliability, upgrades, and free
technical support have been managing to be the additional chapters
thus far ;-)

>A couple of notes; you will need a C compiler.

On that subject, and to fill in some more details from past details
I've posted here:
* Comeau C++ 3.0b has been released and hence SAS/C 6.0/6.1 support
  is available.  Hence official support for SAS/C 5.10a and above is available.
* SAS/C CPR now works with Comeau C++ (C++ source is properly displayed,
  and you can do "C style debugging".  That is, CPR is going to give you
  no intrinsiic support in tracking say a virtual function involved in a
  multi-level multiple inheritance hierarchy).
* Official support for Manx Aztec C (5.0d and above) continues to be available.
* Adding official DICE C support is going well and we think we are mere hours
  away from this release (Comeau C++ 3.0c With Templates).  This is a free
  upgrade but we are unclear on whether this will be sent out on demand
  upon an informational letter or to everybody like 3.0b was).
* Our general maintenance 3.0.1 release is going smoothly thus far.
  This will be a free upgrade sent to all.  Further details soon.
* Another general maintenance release, 3.0.2 is currently being planned.
  We will say more when we have a bit more detail on it.

>And, as far as I
>know,) no Amiga specific C++ libraries/classes come with Comeau C++.  

That is correct.  However, we have publically stated that unless
somebody make a quality release of said, we will do so during 1993.

- Greg
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