Looking for some feedback with Comeau compiler with Borland c++builder as backend.
- VCL Stuff ??
- use with Cmake ??
- ....
A:
I've used Comeau with the (at least at one time) freely downloadable BC 5.5 as the back-end. While it does work, it's not what I'd call a particularly good choice. All you're using the Borland compiler for is a code generator -- but code generation has always been one of the weakest points of the Borland compilers. Offhand, I don't remember whether it was with VCL, but at one point I tried to use one of Borland's frameworks with Comeau, and it didn't work out -- it seemed to depend on at least a few compiler extensions that Comeau didn't include (though it was long enough ago that I don't remember the details).
Jerry Coffin
2010-06-06 15:41:57
In my office, I inherit an application made with C++builder (~150 Forms/Frames), but the business code is "ugly" and need some refactoring.With C++builder I can't use some advanced features (templates....)(Sorry for my bad english)
sch
2010-06-06 17:17:08
@sch: what version of C++ Builder are you using? Unless my memory is failing me even worse than usual today, C++ Builder has supported templates for quite a while -- not quite as well as Comeau does, but well enough for many purposes.
Jerry Coffin
2010-06-06 17:38:43