X-Windows and C++ on RT's and RS/6000's

[James Sorlie]

     Hi, this is my first-ever article to network news so, Greetings! 
     I hope this works...  I have couple of very general questions, so
     maybe someone out there in network land can E-mail me some advice. 

     My department has several RT's and a new RS/6000, all connected on
     a TELNET (ftp/TCP-IP) network.  Ideally, we would like to use the
     6000 as a number crunching X-server and the RT's as X-clients.  My
     main plan is to port some software written in C++.

     With that as background:

     (1)  I need to get X-Windows installed on our RT's (AIX 2.2.1). 
          We can buy the port from IBM, but I am wondering what our
          options are.  The salesman says it is a "pure" port and
          nothing more -- no Motif look, no Motif window manager, etc.

          Basically, what are the possibilities with X-Windows on RT's?

     (2)  The C++ package was developed using AT&T's C-Front
          translator.  I don't know if there is a port of this for
          either the RT or RS/6000.  I have read that the GNU G++
          compiler was never successfully ported to the RT, and that I
          can better wait for release 2.0 of the compiler for the
          RS/6000.  We could live with C++ just on the 6000, but my
          experiences in  software development have shown me that no
          two compilers think exactly the same -- a useful debug tool.

          Again, what are the possibilities for C++ on RT's and 6000's?


     I am a grad student, at home in Unix, but new to AIX and IBM
     machines.  Any advice, comments or stories-of-experiences about
     setting up a X-Window network and/or C++ in AIX would be welcome.

     Thanks and regards,

          sorliej at kth.se