Ron Parker wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 29 Jun 1999 13:27:45 -0700, Ken wrote:
> > I know that the windows version of 3.1 has been compiled using
> >msvc6 a C++ compiler. Pov has traditionaly been written in C. Has
> >the code all been changed to C++ or does the current windows version
> >only have the distinction of being a program written in C and compiled
> >with a C++ compiler ?
> 
> It's still written in C.  VC6, like most C++ compilers, is quite capable
> of falling back on a C grammar when confronted with C source, and that is
> exactly what it does.  So what you have is a C program compiled with a
> C compiler.

Actually, they are different compilers.  If you have a file foo.c, it will
use the C compiler. foo.cpp (or foo.cxx) uses the c++ compiler.
The M$ C compiler has been stable for several years and generates descent
code.  The C++ compiler is fairly buggy.  You can get different bugs
by tweaking the optimizations.  Neither devstudio/VC++6 service pack
addressed a single compiler/code generation bug. (Mostly dll tweaks so 
you can play on the same machine as Office2000/IE5)

dik

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