1.2 Standards Conformance

The C++ compiler (CC) supports the ISO International Standard for C++, ISO IS 14882:1998, Programming Language—C++. The readme file that accompanies the current release describes any departures from requirements in the standard.

On SPARC^TM platforms, the compiler provides support for the optimization-exploiting features of SPARC V8 and SPARC V9, including the UltraSPARC^TM implementation. These features are defined in the SPARC Architecture Manuals, Version 8 (ISBN 0-13-825001-4), and Version 9 (ISBN 0-13-099227-5), published by Prentice-Hall for SPARC International.

In this document, “Standard” means conforming to the versions of the standards listed above. “Nonstandard” or “Extension” refers to features that go beyond these versions of these standards.

The responsible standards bodies may revise these standards from time to time. The versions of the applicable standards to which the C++ compiler conforms may be revised or replaced, resulting in features in future releases of the Sun C++ compiler that create incompatibilities with earlier releases.