• MR <web rnetf.com> Nov 29 2009
• torhu <no spam.invalid> Nov 29 2009
• Walter Bright <newshound1 digitalmars.com> Dec 04 2009

MR <web rnetf.com> writes:

Why does the compiler, dmc.exe, show version 8.42n from a download marked
C/C++ version 8.5?

torhu <no spam.invalid> writes:

On 29.11.2009 6:42, MR wrote:
 Why does the compiler, dmc.exe, show version 8.42n from a download marked
 C/C++ version 8.5?


It's a bit confusing, but dmc.exe is just a frontend that runs the 
compiler and linker.  scppn.exe is the actual compiler, the one I've got 
installed has version 8.50.4n.

Walter Bright <newshound1 digitalmars.com> writes:

torhu wrote:
 On 29.11.2009 6:42, MR wrote:
 Why does the compiler, dmc.exe, show version 8.42n from a download marked
 C/C++ version 8.5?


 It's a bit confusing, but dmc.exe is just a frontend that runs the 
 compiler and linker.  scppn.exe is the actual compiler, the one I've got 
 installed has version 8.50.4n.


You can download a beta too, which fixes a few problems with the compiler.