Hi all
I find when I run the same C program on these two different compilers I get different results.
Visual Studio C++ 6.0 (1999)
gcc on Mandrake linux (2000)
How serious is this problem? I assumed because C++ is a superset of C, that the visual studio compiler would be satisfactory and C programs would run the same on both. So far this is definately not the case
C++ is a superset of C, but there are many changes, such as scoping. One of the more experienced coders here could probably tell you the differences in great detail.
Instead, see if it works with g++. I'm not a compiler expert, so I don't know how many differences there are between the VC++ and g++ compilers.
Last edited by shuuhen; 09-13-2006 at 04:43 PM.
> I find when I run the same C program on these two different compilers I get different results.
Post an example, and the different results.
If your code is correct, then you should be getting the same results on both machines consistently. I certainly do (and with many different compilers).
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Perhaps it is like different browsers? Internet Explorer and Firefox tend to catch different errors, and they tend to go easy on different errors, so the same page may not work on both or might appear differently on both, depending on any subtle errors one makes.
So if you write bulletproof C code it should work okay on all compilers? Is anyone else sure about this.
I know writing compilers is tricky. I'm sure it's possible different compilers might see the same code differently, especially between C and C++ compilers?
Make sure you're not compiling as C++ on your C++ compiler.
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>I find when I run the same C program on these two different compilers I get different results.
If the program actually compiles on both compilers, it typically means you've got a bug in your code. Or it could be the code is nonportable.
