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[email protected] (Nick Rees) · Fri, 16 Feb 96 16:26:53 HST

Regarding Andrews point:

> It does if you realise that the binaries he is using were copied from APS's 
> /usr/local/epics/extensions/bin/solaris directory, where they were compiled 
> against X11R5 rather than openwin.  I can't build BURT here because it won't 
> compile using g++.

What is the official Epics policy on C++? Some of the bigger labs seem
to be getting heavily into C++ and talking to Jeff the other day the
new portable channel access server will not work without C++. However,
I get the feeling that there is also a lot of us out here who haven't
been able to use any of these new tools since we don't have the `right'
C++ compiler.

I understand the Epics policy with C is that we use the compiler
supplied by the OS vendor - but that is made much easier by there being
an ANSI standard. With C++ I get the feeling there is still a bit of
variation between compilers since the standard hasn't been cast in
stone yet. This variation may be an argument for g++, but I understand
that also doesn't work.

So, can someone in the know please:

1. Let me know whether I have to go and buy a SunSoft C++ compiler for
   Solaris.

2. List all the Epics software that uses, or is dependent on, C++, and
   what range of hardware, operating system and compiler it has been
   tested on.

Thanks

Nick Rees

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