["John H. Spicer" <[e-mail]>] Re: SGI version

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-08 13:53:58

Here's some fun information: the SGI compiler actually ships with an
up-to-date EDG front-end, but it's disabled (!) by default:

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Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve wrote:

>>David Abrahams wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>>>Ralf, did you know about this?
>>>John, what are they calling this version?
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>7.3.1.3.
>>
>>John.
>> 
>>
>
>FWIW: That is the compiler we are using all the time (i.e. the one
>that requires John's "dummy" workaround). It advertises itself as 238.
>Ralf
>
>% CC -version
>MIPSpro Compilers: Version 7.3.1.3m
>
>% cat zap.cpp
>#include <iostream>
>int main()
>{
> std::cout << __EDG_VERSION__ << std::endl;
> return 0;
>}
>
>% CC -LANG:std zap.cpp
>
>% a.out
>238
> 
>

My contact at SGI reports that the following is the magic incantation 
required
to get the 2.45 front end.

John.

> 
>
>Use the command-line option
>
> -Zf,_245
>
>to get the 2.45-based frontend.
>
>
> 
>

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