Mostly fixes impeding Boost compilation. Thanks to all who are helping make DMC++ work with Boost. -Walter

http://ftp.digitalmars.com/Digital_Mars_C++/Patch/beta.zip

http://www.digitalmars.com/download/freecompiler.html

"Walter Bright" wrote:

> Mostly fixes impeding Boost compilation. Thanks to all who are helping make DMC++ work with Boost. -Walter
>
> http://ftp.digitalmars.com/Digital_Mars_C++/Patch/beta.zip
>

Heh, few weeks to get new version.
With BCB it took years and years
and the result is still miserable.


Anyway, I tried few tests and some
problems still remain. I'll look into them.

Hopefully Arjan Knepper will generate a new
status table.

/Pavel

Pavel Vozenilek wrote:
> "Walter Bright" wrote:
> 
>> Mostly fixes impeding Boost compilation. Thanks to all who are helping make DMC++ work with Boost. -Walter
>>
>> http://ftp.digitalmars.com/Digital_Mars_C++/Patch/beta.zip
>>
> 
> Heh, few weeks to get new version.
> With BCB it took years and years
> and the result is still miserable.

My impression is that Borland has just given up.

> Anyway, I tried few tests and some
> problems still remain. I'll look into them.

Thanks.

> Hopefully Arjan Knepper will generate a new
> status table.

I hope we get at least a couple more greens out of this one!

"Walter Bright" wrote:

>> Heh, few weeks to get new version.
>> With BCB it took years and years
>> and the result is still miserable.
>
> My impression is that Borland has just given up.
>

With 5.8.x they fixed some backend errors.

They claim they work on reaching Boost compatibility.

/Pavel

Pavel Vozenilek wrote:
> "Walter Bright" wrote:
> 
>>> Heh, few weeks to get new version.
>>> With BCB it took years and years
>>> and the result is still miserable.
>> My impression is that Borland has just given up.
> 
> With 5.8.x they fixed some backend errors.
> 
> They claim they work on reaching Boost compatibility.

I had thought they were using EDG's front end - isn't that boost compatible?

"Walter Bright" wrote:

>> With 5.8.x they fixed some backend errors.
>>
>> They claim they work on reaching Boost compatibility.
>
> I had thought they were using EDG's front end - isn't that boost compatible?
>

I believe the situation is:

* They attempted to create brand new C++ compiler
  with EDG frontend, named CBX. It failed in the market
  and is now abandoned.

* Later, they resurrected work on BCB compiler,
   fixing some codegen bugs and releasing it
   as 5.8.0. Three updates followed.

   Borland/DevCo/whatever the name plan
   to continue with BCB and explicitly mention
   Boost compatibility as one of targets.


/Pavel