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In <4MS6CQW@netmbx.netmbx.de> herbing@netmbx.netmbx.de (Kai-Uwe Herbing) writes:

>Hello,

>I am currently involved developing a commercial product for OS/2 and therefore
>interested in available C++ compilers.  Due to the commercial nature, we can-
>not use the otherwise excellent GNU GCC compiler.

GCC/G++ can certainly be used in commercial apps.  In fact, GCC is the
only compiler (as far as I know) available for the NeXT.  The
restrictions of the GPL keep you from using the source code (e.g. the
source to GCC) in your commercial application.  Using the output from
the compiler in a commercial app most certainly is allowed.  GCC was
used to create the BSDI version of BSD386, which is (or was) definitely
a commercial product.  As for the libraries, these are covered by the
separate GLPL, which has different terms from the standard GPL.  See the
GLPL for details (should be included with the GNU library source).

>3. does anybody know, when the Borland C++ compiler for OS/2 will be available,

Borland has said "by the end of the year", I believe...

>4. same question for Zortech C++,

Zortech C++ for OS/2 is already available, as is JPI.  Both of these are
16-bit OS/2 1.x compilers, however. As far as I know, GNU g++ is the only
32-bit C++ compiler for OS/2 2.0.  IBM and Watcom both make 32-bit C
compilers for 2.0, but neither has C++ yet.  IBM has announced that they
*will* have C++.  I haven't heard anything from Watcom.
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