Required Clarification on Version of SUN C++ Compiler
Hi All,
We want some clarification regarding SUN C++ Compiler S/W.
We have Sun studio v 11 installation on SUN v280 R server, where SUN C++ compiler shows v 5.8 (Server Output as below)
And as per our environment requirement is SUN C++ Compiler S/W version 8 .
As in common terms Solaris OS 5.8 is called as Solaris 8 , Similar to SUN C++ Compiler v 5.8 is same as SUN C++ Compiler 8 .
Please clarify and let me know if you want other information.
bash-2.03# ./version
Machine hardware:sun4u
OS version:5.8
Processor type: sparc
Hardware: SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R
The following components are installed on your system:
Sun Studio 11
Sun Studio 11 C Compiler
Sun Studio 11 C++ Compiler
version of "/opt/SUNWspro/bin/./../prod/bin/../../bin/cc": Sun C 5.8 2005/10/13
version of "/opt/SUNWspro/bin/./../prod/bin/../../bin/CC": Sun C++ 5.8 2005/10/13
# 1
The naming and versioning of many Sun software products is unfortunately confusing. Part of the confusion is that the version numbers of individual components is usually not the same as the product marketing name or the version of the entire product suite.
The Operating System Solaris 8 includes the kernel SunOS 5.8, as well as other components with different version numbers. So you can properly refer to Solaris 8 when you mean the complete operating system, or to SunOS 5.8 when you mean just the kernel. In many cases, it doesn't matter which designation you use.
Sun Studio 11 consists of many components. One of its components is the C++ compiler, version 5.8. There is no C++ version 8.
The version similarity with Solaris 8 and SunOS 5.8 is merely a coincidence. Here are some other version numbers that might help as illustrations:
Solaris 7 includes SunOS 5.7
Solaris 9 includes SunOS 5.9
Solaris 10 includes SunOS 5.10
Sun Studio 9 includes C++ 5.6
Sun Studio 10 includes C++ 5.7
