From:	"Johan Venter" <jventer AT writeme DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: What is gxx?
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Date:	Fri, 9 Jul 1999 11:00:03 +1000
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>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.

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Johan Venter
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