What commercial end-user applications are exist NOW for the A300

[Travis Bissett]

jac at gandalf.llnl.gov (James A. Crotinger) writes:

> 
>   Comeau's C++ product is a CFRONT port (so is Lattice's, but Comeau's
> is much newer [2.1 vs 1.2]). It translates C++ code to C. You still
> need a C compiler to do the final phase. I can only speculate as to
> why they require SAS C: Possibly because SAS C has already been tested
> as a backend to an earlier version of CFRONT. CFRONT can produce some
> gawd-awful C code and I've seen many C compilers choke when trying to
> compile it.
> 

Well, I guess live and learn. I like your explanation better than mine ;-)

>   Does anyone know if the arrival of Comeau C++ for AmigaDOS has derailed
> SAS's plan to market a new version of their C++ product? They had been
> planning to release a native C++ compiler (one which compiled directly
> to machine code) sometime in '91. 
> 

We in our Amiga Group have been wondering if SAS would drop all C marketing 
efforts for the Amiga since they apparently have foresaken MS-DOS. And, 
someone spread a rumor that Borland "Vaporware" International was serious 
about offering their C++ to Amiganoids.  Any comments?


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