Kuck & Associates, Inc. KAI C++ Compiler (KCC) Version 3.3a -- April 17, 1998 System requirements for LINUX version: OS: linux (Red Hat release 5.0 or equivalent) Software: gcc 2.7.2.3 or equivalent disk: 15 Mb installed General Description: KAI C++ is an optimizing compiler for production C++ applications. It focuses on optimizations that allow you to use object-oriented design throughout your application. You get both the performance of C and the productivity of objects. See http://www.kai.com/C_plus_plus/index.html for a more complete product description. Compilation process: The top level KAI C++ driver, KCC, is intended to be used as a compiler. Under the top level driver there are three distinct compilation phases. First, the front-end parses the source file, performs high-level optimizations, and generates an intermediate file in standard C. Next, a C compiler reads in the intermediate C file and generates an object file. Last of all, a link process combines the object modules and libraries, and takes care of template instantiation and static object initialization. Compatibility: KAI C++ is not link-compatible with objects compiled from C++ source by other C++ compilers. Attempting to link code compiled by KCC and g++ will probably result in link-time failures or run-time faults. This means that you must compile all of your C++ code and C++ libraries with KAI C++. KAI C++ 3.3 comes with a draft-standard library, including I/O and STL. The coming standard differs from existing practice in some ways. We strongly recommend reading the migration document http://www.kai.com/C_plus_plus/migrate/index.html for a summary of differences that affect existing codes. A version of the GNU debugger gdb 4.16 is also available for download from KAI as a separate package. This version has been modified to understand the C++ name mangling used by KAI C++. Changes in Version 3.3a: - This version was built and tested under RedHat Linux release 5.0. It's executables require libm.so.6 and libc.so.6 (glibc) in order to run properly. - Object files and libraries produced by KCC version 3.3 are not link-compatible with those produced by KCC 3.2 or earlier. Every component of an application must be recompiled. - Exceptions are now enabled by default. - Implicit inclusion is now turned off by default. - Keyword template is now required when referring to member template typenames. - Function getline in no longer counts characters. - Template class valarray no longer has implicit conversions to T* and const T*. - The option --split (used on 3.2 when building archive libraries) is replaced by the option --one_instantiation_per_object used to build .o files. - Adding or replacing files in an archive library is now deimplemented. ``KCC -o libX.a x1.o'' now removes libX.a and builds a new one containing only x1.o. - KCC 3.3's runtime library is now supplied as both a shared object library and as a traditional archive library. Most linkers default to choosing the shared object version, which can require extra care so that it travels with the application when it is shipped to another host. - Please see the KAI C++ User Guide for additional information on these changes. Changes in Version 3.2d: - Fixed kfront problem where library builds involving a large number of files would lead to errors such as "ar: bad address" that was introduced in 3.2c. - Fixed problem with compiling code generated by ksplit. - Removed memory leak from Expr::destroy_tree. - Applied various other patchs to kfront. Changes in Version 3.2c: - Two new inlining controls that assist in performance vs. code bloat problems. See doc/UserGuide/chapter_3.html#inlining . - Default for conditional inclusion is same as for vendor's C++. E.g., ``X Open'' environment is included by default. This is a reversion to the behavior of Version 3.2a by popular demand. - KCC now removes a shared library before trying to build one. Previous versions tried to add new functions to existing shared library. - operator *= for complex fixed to use proper precision instead of float. - Numerous other fixes for parser and headers - now works even when --no_array_new_and_delete is requested. - __signed__ now recognized for Linux. Changes in Version 3.2b: - Default for conditional inclusion is strict ANSI. - Fixed digits10 for instances of class std::numeric_limits for integral types. - Reduced code bloat from excessive use of inline keyword in class std::basic_ostream. - Fixed bug in which no-op virtual functions were being removed. Changes in Version 3.2: - The library is much closer to the December 1996 draft, and now compiles in --strict mode. Namespace rel_ops, Iterator traits, and allocators for standard container classes are implemented. Class char_traits replaces ios_traits and string_char_traits. See Section 9.12 of UserGuide for details. - Class bitset is much faster and takes much less space. - Classes set, multiset, map, and multimap compile faster and generate much more compact code. - The non-standard header has been added for compatibility with other C++ implementations. - Partial specialization of class templates and partial ordering of function templates are both implemented. See Sections 9.2.9 and 9.2.10 of UserGuide for details. - Reflecting recent changes in the draft, guiding declarations are no longer enabled in --strict mode. See Section 9.2.11 of UserGuide for details. - Covariant return types for virtual functions are implemented. See Section 9.6.6 of UserGuide for details. - Constant folding for some real and complex functions. See Section 3.2.5 of UserGuide for details. - The option ``--parallel_build '' causes KCC to do compiles and prelinking recompiles in parallel with up to n processes. See Section 5.5.3 of UserGuide and man page entry for more details. - The option ``--component_time'' causes KCC to summarize where the compilation time went' See the man page entry for more details. Changes in Version 3.1: - Precompiled header feature - Type long double (128 bit floating-point) is now supported. - generates faster code - Many fixes to standard library - a GNU gdb that understands KCC name mangling is now available, see http://www.kai.com/C_plus_plus/download.html Changes in Release 3.0: - member templates - keyword "explicit" - draft-standard library - KCC recognizes ``-o foo.a'' or ``-o foo.sl'' as requests to build an archives or shared library. Comments: For assistance in migrating from Cfront-based C++ to Standard C++, see http://www.kai.com/C_plus_plus/migrate. Default optimization level is +K1 -O. For better performance use +K2 -O. On startup, the Gnu debugger gdb reads a file .gdbinit in your home directory. When working with programs compiled with KAI C++, we recommend you place the command 'set demangle-style arm' in your .gdbinit file. If you have downloaded the gdb modified by KAI, then use 'set demangle-style edg' in your .gdbinit file. See our web page http://www.kai.com for the latest news on this and other Kuck & Associates products. Customer Support ---------------- Phone: 217-356-2288 Fax: 217-356-5199 e-mail: c++support@kai.com mail: Kuck & Associates, Inc. 1906 Fox Drive Champaign, IL, 61820