Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/02/11/02:52:56
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, William L Meadows wrote:
> So that's how I ended up here, toying with the possibility of using your
> compiler. Browsing through the web site, though, I did not notice any
> direct reference to the Y2K issue.
See http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/y2k.html. But I doubt if that's quite
what you want ;-).
I don't really understand what does it means ``a Y2K-compliant
compiler''. A compiler is used to compile programs. If the program code
has Y2K problems, no compiler will cure it. If the program does not have
these problems, no compiler will add any.
If you are referring to the library which comes with DJGPP, then to the
best of my knowledge it uses the full 4-digit year, and so should not
have any related problems.
However, if your management wants an official statement signed by
somebody, I doubt if you will get any. This is free software, after
all. In the age when software vendors who actually charge money for
their products routinely write "NO WARRANTY" on the box, you cannot
expect volunteers who do their work for free be accountable for possible
bugs.
> If the compiler is compliant, then my next question would be if this
> compiler supports the same array of included libraries as MSVC++. Once
> again, I didn't see offhand what I was looking for - a list of libraries
> provided with the software. If possible, could you direct me to this
> information?
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/dl/ofc/ is the place where you can browse
the contents of the distribution and see the list of supplied libraries.
However, such a list of libraries will not be useful for your purposes,
because different compilers have different ways of packaging the same
functions into libraries. It would be much better if you asked about
specific functions or C++ classes.
> My third and final question, is whether or not you are aware of anyone
> who has had experience porting code from MSVC++ to your compiler. Any
> tips or information from someone who has tried this before would be
> extremely helpful.
The DJGPP FAQ list (v2/faq211b.zip from any DJGPP site) has information
on porting, although it's not specifically tailored to MSVC.
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