[boost] Re: Boost with Green-Hills C++

From: Carl Daniel (cpdaniel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-03 20:34:05

"Jens Maurer" <Jens.Maurer_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:3CCF05EC.EA13A1E3_at_gmx.net...
> Carl Daniel wrote:
> > Towards that end, does anyone know how compatible the Boost libraries
are
> > with Green Hills' C++ compiler?  It's an EDG-based compiler, so I'd
assume
> > their language conformance is quite good, but as I don't have the
compiler
> > (yet), I can't try it myself.
>
> The Intel C++ compiler, for example, is also based on EDG, as is
> Comeau C++.   You may want to look at the boost regression test
> results and messages how some compilers deal with boost.
>
> Of course, the language support always depends on the version of
> the EDG front-end the compiler is based on.  For example, the
> IRIX and Alpha compilers are based on relatively old versions
> of EDG (2.38 and 2.40, in no particular order).  You may want to
> check with Green Hills what version of the EDG front-end they
> use.

I've learned that Green Hills is based on the EDG 2.42 front end - is that
good?  Are there other commercial compilers based on 2.42 that people have
Boost experience with?

-cd