This page contains frequently asked questions about
the content provided with the International Classes (IC).
Q: Do you supply a Solaris port?
A: No, we supply reference versions that run on versions of three platforms:
Windows, Mac, and Unix (AIX). Any additional ports are your responsibility.
Q: So will it be hard to port?
A: No, it should be pretty straightforward. We have structured the code
to put all of the platform-specific code in a single file. In addition,
several licensees have ported the code to many different platforms (14
at last count), and we have already incorporated the results of those ports
into the source code.
Q: Do I need an ANSI C++ Compiler to use the code?
A: No, because of the wide variation in C++ compilers, we have coded extremely
conservatively, to a least common denominator of language features. In
particular, we make no use of templates or exceptions.
Q: Do you supply character codeset conversion?
A: No, our current customers have already had those facilities, and didn't
request that capability. However, we are looking into doing that in the
near future.