From: "Johan Venter" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp References: <7m33up$rom$1 AT reader1 DOT wxs DOT nl> Subject: Re: What is gxx? Lines: 36 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 11:00:03 +1000 NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.40.82.185 X-Trace: newsfeeds.bigpond.com 931505648 203.40.82.185 (Fri, 09 Jul 1999 17:34:08 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 17:34:08 EST Organization: Telstra BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.com) To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com >What are for a dos/win user the advantages and disadvantages between: > >- gcc GCC is the GNU C Compiler. DJGPP uses a DOS port of this compiler and it's related utilities. >- gxx GXX is just a wrapper around GCC that comes with DJGPP. All it does is add the C++ includes to the searchable directories and appends the options to link the C++ libraries to the GCC command line. Then it calls GCC. >- egcs EGCS is the Experimental GNU Compiler System. It is a version of GCC to which new and unstable features are continually being added. When GCC 3 is released, however, this project will become merged with the main GCC development, and EGCS will cease to exist. >- pgcc PGCC is a pentium compiled version of GCC and includes many optimizations for pentium processors. That's my understanding anyhow (though I've never used it). >Last one: can I do threads in gcc? In Linux, yes of course. With the DOS port of GCC, no. -- Johan Venter ICQ 3643877 Visit The TPU DJGPP Interest Group: http://surf.to/djgppig