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Sender: nate AT cartsys DOT com
Message-ID: <361183E4.610C3226@cartsys.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 18:05:40 -0700
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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To: Myknees AT aol DOT com
CC: curtis_c AT lxe DOT com, djgpp AT backup DOT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: RsxNt I HATE WINDOWS
References: <34511215 DOT 36116afb AT aol DOT com>

Myknees AT aol DOT com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 98-09-28 07:10:31 EDT, you write:
> 
> >  I am just curious why you prefer egcs?
> 
> egcs, as far as I know, is the only gcc-type platform where most everything
> that is in the 3rd edition of _The C++ Programming Language_ works.  I'm no
> expert, since I've never used pgcc or lcc, but from what I hear, egcs is the
> most advanced free compiler in terms of supporting current C++.

Well, lcc was C-only last I checked, and pgcc is or was based on egcs,
so they're certainly not ahead of it in the C++ department.
-- 

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com

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