Short: for gcc: create prgs w/o ixemul.library
Type: dev/gcc
Uploader: maurer@informatik.tu-muenchen.de
Author: muellerg@informatik.tu-muenchen.de

gerlibv08b is an environment for gcc to create Amiga-only
programs. No ixemul.library is needed for this any more !

With this package it is possible for everybody who has
enough RAM and harddisk-space to write programs in C or C++,
which don't need the ixemul.library or any other big library.

gerlibv08b is splitted in two parts:

 - gerlib_usr08b.lha - this is the user package of gerlibv08b.
   If you want to use gerlib, you only need this package.

 - gerlib_dev08b.lha - here all the sourcecode of gerlibv08b
   is stored. You need this only if you want to fix bugs ;-)
   or if you want to know how some things are working.

If you want to use gerlibv08b, you need gcc. I prefer version
2.3.3 (port done by M.WILD), as this seems to be the only port
(until now) in which the C++-compiler works.

You need also the Amiga-includes from Commodore. Look at the
latest CD from Fred Fish, I heard they are on it.

Here a short feature-list:

 - short startup-code

 - doesn't need any runtime-library

 - the most important ANSI-functions are implemented

 - some usefull small classes are provided (e.g. a small class
   that emulates cin or cout)

 - the documentation for gcc 2.3.3 is provided as amigaguide-file

 - support of libg++ 2.4

 - the documentation for libg++ v2.4 is provided as amigaguide-file

 - MUI-support

 - complete sourcecode in gerlib_devev08b.lha

 - an introduction in gerlibv08b is provided (english, 30 Kb)

This package is FD. All parts which were written from me are under
the protection of the GNU-Licence. All other parts are also under
GNU-Licence or Copyright (c) 1982, 1985 Regents of the University
of California.

Look at the documentation for additional rules.

Some parts were taken and modified from ixemul.library. Thanks, M.WILD!

Enjoy,

- Gerhard Mueller