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This is the archive for the "Comparing C++ Compilers" article.

What's not included:
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  - MMComBsc.dll files. Sorry, but there are too many valuable proprietary
    things that are in this library.
  - Data files for zipping. These were enormous, and far too large for DDJ
    (or me) to provide online. You'll just have to generate some of your
    own. Bear in mind that zip performance depends a lot on the content of
    what is being zipped, so if you create files full of repetive text
    content you'll like get different results (though the relativity should
    be consistent.)
  - Source files for Comp 1-4. There are too many, and they're too large.
    You can recreate them by using the included Python scripts (with their
    defaults). Just run them from the root directory of the archive.

Assumptions:
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 - STLSOFT_INCLUDE environment variable. The makefiles assume you have defined
   this environment variable, and that it is defined to wherever you have 
   STLSoft installed. (In other words, where the STLSoft libraries main
   directory resides.)

 - that for each compiler, you have defined the appropriate PATH, INCLUDE and
   LIB variables. This is a real sticky issue, that I have solved on my system
   by having (many!) batch files on the desktop to create the environments for
   all the various compilers and their versions. 

Contact:
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If you want to comment on the content of the archive, you are welcome to 
email me (matthew@synesis.com.au) or the editor of Dr Dobb's (editor@ddj.com).

Enjoy!

Matthew Wilson
Synesis Software

http://synesis.com.au/

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