On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Mike Touloumtzis wrote: > On Mon, Dec 14, 1998 at 10:57:21PM -0700, Robert Kerr wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I'm trying to port a program from HP-UX to Linux, but I seem to be missing > > a header file. This seems kind of strange to me, since the header file is > > present in the gcc directories on the HP's, but nowhere is it to be found > > on my LInux box. The header file is generic.h. > > Where can I get this? > > > > Hmmmm... can't help you with this one; not familiar with HP-UX. > > > Second question. Can someone enlighten me as to the difference between > > g++ and egcs, and what is compatible with what? > > 'g++' could be either the GNU gcc version or egcs. I have gcc 2.7.2.3 > installed as my C compiler, but egcs for C++ (this is Hamm): > > sarcastro:~$ g++ --version > egcs-2.90.29 980515 (egcs-1.0.3 release) > sarcastro:~$ gcc --version > 2.7.2.3 > sarcastro:~$ dpkg -l | egrep 'gcc|egcs' > ii egcs-docs 2.90.29-0.6 Documentation for the egcs compilers > (egcc, > ii g++ 2.90.29-0.6 The GNU (egcs) C++ compiler. > ii gcc 2.7.2.3-4.8 The GNU C compiler. > ii libstdc++2.8 2.90.29-0.6 The GNU stdc++ library (egcs version) > > Egcs (pronounced 'eggs') is hosted by Cygnus and was started because of > historical concerns about gcc's slow pace of development and small, closed > group of developers. Egcs _is_ gcc; it was forked off the gcc code, but > I'd imagine that for C++, at least, egcs has seen some serious changes. > > The consensus seems to be that for C++, egcs offers much better > compatibility with the ISO standard and a greater push to incorporate > modern ideas in compiler design (the egcs/gcc backend is still years out > of date in some areas). The way the gcc/egcs scenario will ideally work > is that egcs is the more advanced, experimental compiler, and features > from it are backmerged into gcc as they become stable. It has yet to > be determined if this is workable. > > miket >
Thanks for the explanation. I find that I have the same setup as you do, and now I even understand it. -bob The amount of time between slipping on the peel and landing on the pavement is precisely one bananosecond--- ********************************************************************** * Robert Kerr, The morphing guy. * 368 Clyde Building, BYU * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Provo, Utah 84602 * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Phone: (801) 378-2029 * * http://www.et.byu.edu/~kerrr * Fax: (801) 378-4449 * **********************************************************************
