:PC Week: Inprise C++ compiler to be available free on the Web
PC Week: Inprise C++ compiler to be available free on the Web Jan 20, 2000, 01 :19 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (5351 reads) (Other stories by Peter Coffee)
"Inprise Corp. will announce next week that it
plans to distribute version 5.5 of its Borland C++
compiler, along with associated command-line
tools, free via the Web."
"The free C++ 5.5 compiler will be the same code
that makes up the core of the commercial C++
Builder integrated visual development
environment, said Inprise director Michael
Swindell. The compiler and its command-line
tools will continue to receive Inprise support
and further development in parallel with C++
Builder, whose version 5 update is scheduled to
ship in March and which enters final beta
testing next week...."
"The compiler's own source code is not planned
for public release, although, as reported earlier,
Inprise's InterBase 6 SQL database product will
be released in open-source form during the first
half of this year. The C++ Builder 5 product will
also move in the direction of public standards,
with planned enhancements including an
XML-based project management tool for
maintaining complex projects."
