Language Switches
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The language switch specifies the language of the source program. C and C++ are languages available on all platforms. The switches are shown in the following table:
| Switch | Language |
|---|---|
|
-c |
C |
|
-cxx |
C++ |
In addition, some platforms support other languages if an additional InterBase license for the language is purchased. The following table lists the available languages and the corresponding switches:
| Switch | Language |
|---|---|
|
-al[sys] |
Ada (Alsys) |
|
-a[da] |
Ada (VERDIX, VMS, Telesoft) |
|
-ansi |
ANSI-85 COBOL |
|
-co[bol] |
COBOL |
|
-f[ortran] |
FORTRAN |
|
-pa[scal] |
Pascal |
For example, to preprocess a C program called census.e, type:
gpre -c census.e