HP aC++/HP ANSI C Release Notes provide information about new features in this version. Release notes are provided as follows:

• An ASCII file which is part of the HP aC++ product. This is available at this location:

  file:/opt/aCC/newconfig/RelNotes/ACXX.release.notes

• An ASCII file which is part of the HP C product. This is available at this location:

  file:/opt/ansic/newconfig/RelNotes/ACXX.release.notes

• A printed copy which is part of the HP aC++ product.

• On the World Wide Web at the following location:

  http://docs.hp.com/hpux/dev/index.html

• On the HP-UX CD-ROM

• As a part of the Online Help (Release Notes).

• The Rogue Wave Software library manuals are provided as HTML formatted files. Refer to HP aC++ Libraries for details.
• A technical paper summarizing template features defined in the proposed C++ standard and describing template instantiation as implemented in HP aC++ is provided. Refer to HP aC++ Templates for details.
• HP aC++/HP ANSI C Online Programmer's Guide - The guide you are currently viewing focuses primarily on HP aC++ and HP C specific information. Refer to Technical Books and Courses for information related to the C++ language and object oriented programming.
  • Navigating Online - Use the Table of Contents on the left side of each page to navigate to a particular page.
  • Search - Use the Search field at the top of each page to search for information using keywords.
  • On HP-UX, a method of searching the entire set of files comprising the guide is to use the grep command. For example, to display all lines containing the exact string, performance, enter the following command at the command prompt:

    grep 'performance ' ../../libstd

  • If you want the search to be case insensitive and the results directed to a file named perf, enter the following command:

    grep -i 'performance ' ../../libstd > perf

  • Printing - From your HTML viewer menu bar, select File and Print to print a page.
  • Invoking the Online Programmers' Guide - The guide is provided as HTML formatted files, viewable by means of your web browser. Invoke the guide in either of the following ways:
    • Specify the +help option on the aCC command line.
    • From your web browser, enter the appropriate URL:

      file:/opt/aCC/html/C/guide/index.htm (English)
      file:/opt/aCC/html/ja_JP.SJIS/guide/index.htm (Japanese)

• The English version of the guide is installed in the /opt/aCC/html/C/ directory. If you choose to move this guide to a different location without having to edit any links, you will need to move all of the subdirectories in /opt/aCC/html/C/.
• The Japanese version of the guide is installed in /opt/aCC/html/ja_JP.SJIS/.

• aCC(1) - The online manpage for the HP aC++/HP ANSI C compiler command, aCC(1) is located in the directory /opt/aCC/share/man/man1.Z. If you see the message Man page could not be formatted, ensure the manpage is installed.

• cc(1) - The online manpage for the HP C compiler command, aCC(1) is located in the directory /opt/ansic/share/man/man1.Z. If you see the message Man page could not be formatted, ensure the manpage is installed.

• Manpages for the Rogue Wave Standard C++ Library 2.2.1 and the Rogue Wave Standard C++ Library 1.2.1 are located in the directory /opt/aCC/share/man/man3.Z. To insure that you invoke a man page for a library, specify the appropriate section 3 subsection.

  For example, to find the man page for the copy command:

  man 3n copy     # finds the new Standard C++ Library (libstd_v2) version
  man 3f copy     # finds the old Standard C++ Library (libstd) version
  

• Japanese manpages for the Rogue Wave Standard C++ Library 1.2.1 are located at:
  • /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.eucJP/man1.z and /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.eucJP/man3.z for the euc character set
  • /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.SJIS/man1.z and /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.SJIS/man3.z for the SJIS character set
• The online manual page for c++filt is at /opt/aCC/share/man/man1.Z.
• Online manual pages for the cfront compatibility libraries are at /opt/aCC/share/man/man3.Z. For listings of these manpages with brief descriptions, refer to IOStreams Library.

Online C++ example source files are located in the directory, /opt/aCC/contrib/Examples/RogueWave. These include examples for the Standard C++ Library and for the Tools.h++ Library.

HP-UX Online Linker and Libraries User's Guide - This online guide is provided with HP aC++, HP C, COBOL, and Fortran compiler products. It replaces the Programming on HP-UX manual.

The guide describes fundamentals of software development on HP-UX, including how the basic pieces of the development environment fit together - compilers, assemblers, linker, libraries, and object files. It also covers using the ld linker to create executable programs, creating and linking archive and shared libraries, writing position-independent code (used to build shared libraries), managing shared libraries from within a program, porting applications to HP-UX, 64-bit data model considerations, and advanced system programming techniques.

The guide is provided online in HP VUE or CDE format. To access, click the question mark icon (?) or enter the command ld +help.

Refer to the migration section for information about differences between the two compilers. Also refer to the HP aC++ Transition Guide.

HP aC++ Transition Guide has information to help you make the transition from HP C++ 10.x (cfront) to HP aC++. A transition is necessary because the addition of ANSI-compliant features in the compiler may require changes to source code and binary files.

This document is available at the following location:

http://h21007.www2.hp.com/dspp/tech/tech_TechDocumentDetailPage_IDX/1,1701,1744,00.html

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Parallel Programming Guide for HP-UX Systems (MPN : B6056-90006) - This document describes efficient parallel programming techniques available for the HP Fortran 90, HP C, and HP aC++ compilers on HP-UX.

This document is available on the HP-UX 11.0 CD-ROM and at the following location:

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B6056-96006/B6056-96006.html

To order a paper copy contact Hewlett-Packard's Support Materials Organization (SMO) at 1-800-227-8164 and provide the above part number (MPN).

• For information specific to HP aC++ see Using Threads in this programming guide.
• Programming with Threads on HP-UX (B2355-90060) - To order a paper copy contact Hewlett-Packard's Support Materials Organization (SMO) at 1-800-227-8164 and provide the above part number.
• Thread Time: The Multithreaded Programming Guide, by Scott J. Norton and Mark D. DiPasquale (ISBN 0-13-190067-6) - Hewlett-Packard Professional Books, published by Prentice Hall.

Refer to the HP aC++/HP ANSI C page for the latest information regarding:

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Release Version and Patch Table
• Purchase and Support Information
• Documentation Links

Access the HP aC++ World Wide Web Homepage at the following location:

http://www.hp.com/go/cpp

HP-UX 64-bit Porting and Transition Guide - This guide helps developers transition applications from an HP-UX 32-bit platform to the HP-UX 64-bit platform.

This document is available on the HP-UX 11.0 CD-ROM and at the following location:

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/5966-9887/5966-9887.html

The following libraries are available with

• Rogue Wave Standard C++ Library 2.2.1
• Rogue Wave Standard C++ Library 1.2.1
• Tools.h++ Library
• HP-UX Linker and Libraries
• HP C++ (cfront) Compatibility Libraries

For additional information regarding Rogue Wave Software, Inc. products, visit their home page available at the following location:

http://www.roguewave.com/

HP-UX Online Linker and Libraries User's Guide : This online help guide is provided with HP aC++, C, COBOL, and Fortran compiler products. It replaces the Programming on HP-UX manual. The guide describes fundamentals of software development on HP-UX, including how the basic pieces of the development environment fit together - compilers, assemblers, linker, libraries, and object files. Also covers using the ld linker to create executable programs, creating and linking archive and shared libraries, writing position-independent code (used to build shared libraries), managing shared libraries from within a program, porting applications to HP-UX, 64-bit data model considerations, and advanced system programming techniques.

The guide is provided online in HP VUE or CDE format. To access, click the question mark icon (?) or enter the command ld +help.

Using HP aC++ Templates describes the instantiation coding methods and options available to you and provides an overview of HP aC++ template processing.

Download the HP WDB product and documentation from the following location:

http://www.hp.com/go/wdb

Download the HP Code Advisor product and documentation from the following location:

http://www.hp.com/go/cadvise

C++ Primer, second edition, by Stanley Lippman (ISBN 0-201-54848-8): A complete tutorial introduction to C++, for those with little or no C or C++ experience.

The following books are available at leading technology bookstores:

• Effective C++ Plus: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs, by Scott Meyers (ISBN 0-201-563-649) - 50 concise rules based on what experienced C++ developers almost always do (or almost always avoid) to create efficient, portable, and maintainable software. Each rule is accompanied by examples that illustrate the rule at work.
• More Effective C++ Plus: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs, by Scott Meyers (ISBN 0-201-633-71X) - Drawing on years of experience, Meyers explains how to write software that is more effective: more efficient, more robust, more consistent, more portable, and more reusable.
• Advanced C++ Programming Styles and Idioms, by James Coplien (ISBN 0-201-54855-0) - For programmer's having knowledge of C++ basics, this book imparts information gained from a broad range of C++ programming experience.
• The Design and Evolution of C++, by Bjarne Stroustrup (ISBN 0-201-54330-3) - A history of the C++ language by its creator.

C/C++ Annotated Archives, by Art Friedman, Lars Klander, Mark Michaelis, and Herb Schidlt (ISBN 0-07-882504-0) - A collection of carefully documented C/C++ components and programs covering a wide range of computing applications.

• The ISO/IEC 14882 Standard for the C++ Programming Language (the international standard for C++) was ratified by the C++ standardization committees in July, 1998. It is available for purchase from the ANSI eStandards Store at the following location:

  http://www.ansi.org

• The C++ Programming Language, Third Edition, by Bjarne Stroustrup (ISBN 0-201-88954-4) - Based on the C++ Final Draft International Standard, this book is a complete rewrite of the second edition. It covers the language, its standard library, and key design techniques as an integrated whole.
• C++ Solutions: Companion to the C++ Programming Language, Third Edition, by David Vandevoorde (ISBN 0-201-30965-3) - This book describes solutions to a selection of examples from Bjarne Stroustrup's book on standard C++.
• STL Tutorial & Reference Guide: C++ Programming with the Standard Template Library, by David R. Musser R. and Atul Saini (ISBN 0-201-633-981) - This book introduces the STL and provides the information and techniques you need to become a proficient STL programmer. The book includes a tutorial, a thorough description of each element of the library, numerous sample applications, and a comprehensive reference.

• Object-Oriented Design with Applications by Grady Booch (ISBN 0-805-35340-2) - Object oriented analysis and design concepts and implementation, using C++ and a unified notation that incorpoartes Booch and other widely used methods.
• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software , by Erich Gamma, Richard Help, Ralph Johnson, John Vissles (ISBN 0-201-63361-2) - A catalog of 23 design patterns to help solve commonly occurring design problems. Based on real-world examples. Each pattern describes the circumstances in which it is applicable, when it can be applied in view of other design constraints, and the consequences and trade-offs of using the pattern within a larger design.
• Design Patterns for Object-Oriented Development by Wolfgang Pree (ISBN 0-201-42294-8) - Conceptual background in the development and reuse of semifinished software architectures (application frameworks) rather than single components. These frameworks embody foundational components and their behavioral interaction. A design example of a hypertext system is illustrated with ET++, the famed user-interface framework available in the public domain.

Rogue Wave Software, Inc. provides courses on their Standard C++ Library, Tools.h++ Library, and other products. For more information, access Rogue Wave site at the following location:

http://www.roguewave.com/products/