New Features of the C++ Compiler

The C++ compiler offers the following new features:

• Compliance with the C++ ISO standard, including:

  • Namespaces and Koenig lookup

  • Type bool

  • Array new and array delete

  • Extended support for templates

  • The C++ standard library

  • Covariant return types on virtual functions

  • Compatibility with C++ 4.0, 4.01, 4.1, and 4.2

• Sun WorkShop Memory Monitor for garbage collection and catching memory leaks

• SPARC V9 support on Solaris 7

• Binary and source compatibility features to aid a smooth transition to ISO C++

The C++ compiler package also includes:

• Online README files containing new or changed features, latest known software and documentation bugs, and other late-breaking information

• Man pages that concisely describe a user command or library function

• The C++ name demangling tool set (dem and c++filt)

• Tools.h++ class library to simplify your programming