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Lightweight C++ - Lightweight programming language similar to C++

'lwc' is a programming language that looks like C++ and is directly translated to readable C code. It supports function overloading, member functions, inheritance, polymorphism (virtual functions), multiple inheritance, virtual inheritance and pure virtual functions, constructors/destructors, new/delete, and simplistic templates.

By studying the generated C code it is easy to understand how OOP features are implemented and what is the cost of everything. Adding new features and extensions is also very easy (much easier than adding new C++ extensions to gcc at least).

Obtaining

Web pagehttp://students.ceid.upatras.gr/~sxanth/lwc/index.html
Source tarballhttp://students.ceid.upatras.gr/~sxanth/lwc/lwc-0.8.tar.bz2
Version 0.8 (beta) released on 2003-09-24
Licensed under a simple permissive license.
This is not a GNU package.

Support contacts

Help List<lwc-list@nongnu.org> http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lwc-list
Developer List<lwc-list@nongnu.org> http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lwc-list
Bug List<lwc-list@nongnu.org> http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lwc-list

Project contacts

Maintainers
Developers

Related information

Interfacescommand line
Source languagesC
Build prerequisitescompiler with support for: C99 designators, compound statements in expressions and typeof (gcc 3.x has these)

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2003-09-24
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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