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Date:      Mon, 05 May 1997 10:27:27 +0000
From:      Pierre-Andre van Leeuwen <pvl@nanoteq.com>
To:        "Scott Stafford" <staffs@hotmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: g++ 
Message-ID:  <199705051027.KAA01801@pc-pvl.nanoteq.co.za>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 04 May 1997 13:11:34 EST." <199705041811.NAA19238@mail.mankato.msus.edu> 

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> Hi,
> 
> The computer system at my college runs version 4.4 of the ULTRIX operating
> system.  Is freeBSD comparable to this system?

FreeBSD is comparable to any unix system and is a good choice if you want a stable
programming platform.

> 
> I am interested in using this OS to save me the trouble of logging in and
> tying up a phone line whenever I need to compile a program.

Most programs that aren't system depedant should compile on both systems without
too much trouble. I have the same setup with SunOS at the university and FreeBSD
at home. 

> 
> My second Question would be, does it have g++? 
> This is what I use to compile with.  

The  2.2.1-RELEASE of FreeBSD includes gcc and g++ version 2.7.2.1.
> 
> Thank you for your time.
> Scott Stafford

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Pierre-Andre van Leeuwen
Electronic Engineer
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