What C++ compilers are available on Athena?
The preferred and supported C++ compiler on Athena is g++, the GNU C++ compiler.
There is a manual page for g++ in the gnu locker. To access it, just type:
man g++
In addition, there is an extended set of very helpful Emacs info files available. To access them, first start up Emacs:
emacs
and inside Emacs type:
M-x info
When the info pages come up, you might want to go through the tutorial to learn how to move around; you can access the tutorial by typing "h" in the info pages.
After you've gone through the tutorial, try typing:
g
and then type in:
(/mit/gnu/info/dir)Top
to get to the top-level GNU info pages; from there you can go to the section on "gcc" which also covers "g++".
Last Updated: 7/25/96