C++ is a superset of something, we're not sure what. You can use a C++ compiler to compile C code, but the results may surprise you.

For your convenience the User's Manual contains a list of applications with SuperSet codes. If your particular application isn't listed and you know the output characteristics the software requires, consult the list of SuperSet codes with output characteristics also provided in the User's Manual.

I'm looking for new questions (with answers), better answers, or both. Please send suggestions to bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu. If you have general questions about Octave, or need help for something that is not covered by the Octave manual or the FAQ, please use the help-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu mailing list. This FAQ is intended to supplement, not replace, the Octave manual.

You should use the Compaq compiler fort to compile both your fortran 77 and fortran 90 programs. C and C++ programs can be compiled with gcc or g++, respecively. To compile and link your MPI programs to the MPI libraries, use mpif77, mpif90, or mpicc. The mpi scripts use fort to compile and link your fortran MPI programs, and gcc or g++ to compile and link your MPI C or C++ programs. You can compile your codes on any machine, and you do not need to submit a job to compile your codes.

Sure. However, you will be responsible for making any needed modifications to the provided code. The provided IntervalTimer will not work on other platforms since it makes calls into the Unix operating system. You can replace this by whatever system utility you have to get the time. Then by getting the time before and after the algorithm runs you can take their difference to determine the elapsed time. Just be sure that your procedure is the only process running.

Yes, but you should compile and run your test cases using the Cygwin/GNU compiler (g++) in the lab before you submit your assignments. If it works there, then it's ok. (Of course we may find test cases for which your program doesn't work on any compiler.) where files is a list of one or more files that the compiler is to compile, and options is one or more of the following. (There are others, these are just the most relevant ones.) Give all warnings.

Most Modula-2 compilers are written in Modula-2. It seems rather strange to me that one would want to trust the compilation of a good language to a tool written in a poor one.

If your operating system is from Sun or HP examine the Makefile and make any changes indicated inside. Copy the sample configuration file (sconfig.txt) to some convenient place such as /usr/local/lib/junkbuster/configfile or whatever you choose. The sample file has all the options commented out. You can remove the # character on any that you want, but it may be better to leave this until to later. Run it asynchronously: Decide on the options you really want, kill the process and start it again.

If you're not used to compiling code yourself, ask your ISP or administrator at work to provide it for you, or wait until we release an executable version. This is scheduled for mid-October 1997. Download zip file called ijb20.zip (~140k), then uncompress and unpack the zip archive using a tool like WinZip. Now the distribution (source and sample files) will be in a directory called ijb20.

The compiler only works for a small subset of Basic and produces quite inefficient code. I do not recommend it.

A popular and high-quality free C compiler is the FSF's GNU C compiler, or gcc. An MS-DOS port, djgpp, is also available. As far as I know, there are versions of gcc for Macs and Windows machines, too. A very inexpensive MS-DOS compiler is Power C from Mix Software, 1132 Commerce Drive, Richardson, TX 75801, USA, 214-783-6001. A shareware MS-DOS C compiler is available from ftp.hitech.com.au/hitech/pacific. Registration is optional for non-commercial use. Archives associated with the comp.

Yes. While TurboExcel will write the C++ code, you'll still need a compiler. However, several are available for free. In fact, TurboExcel ships with one, and even Microsoft offers one.

You can use either. The SuperSet Menu over-rides the Dip Switches. However, if you press the reset button on your controller or turn off the digitizer, you will need to reselect the SuperSet code you wish to use.

When you build Solaris kernel modules use the same compiler that Sun used to build the OS. SunPro C is the only supported compiler. The following table gives the SunPro C compiler versions used to compile Solaris releases (in descending chronological order). The SunPro compiler does not work in compliant mode (-Xc), because the system header files are not fully compliant. Note: To ensure that compilers do not optimize away accesses to device registers, you must use volatile properly.

of this fall, all Linux machines should use Fedora Core 2, where the system compiler is gcc 3.3.3. This is a fairly cutting-edge gcc and should handle most modern C/C++ code. On Solaris 2.5, the supported GNU C compiler is much older and buggier and should not be used; use the version in /uns if at all possible. Please note that various versions of gcc/g++ (particularly, though not limited to, 2.x and 3.x lines) may use mutually incompatible C++ object ABI's.

For the "B" part (including the version in which you also return the pair of points along with the distance), you are expected to put your divide-and-conquer algorithm in a file called "closest-pair.cc" You will also need to modify lab1b.cc as indicated. A makefile is included with the provided code. Copy that into the directory with the rest of the code. Then just type "make". After successfull compilation and linking there will be a file called "lab1b.out". Just type "lab1b.out" to run it.

The generated code follows ANSI standard. It is primarily tested with Microsoft Visual Studio compiler and GNU gcc compiler on Windows. Since it is ANSI compliant it will get compiled on other platforms like UNIX & Linux. Yes. But the notation is slightly different from UML notation. Please refer to the user guide for more information on how to achieve the Fork & Join behavior. Also there is an example to demonstrate the usage.