Note:  Just for clarification, this version of `gperf' is written in
portable K&R C.  The `gperf' supplied in the top-level libg++ directory on
this distribution tape is written in C++.  Either will generate output for
C or C++, so which one to compile is up to you.

--Noah Friedman, GNU tape distribution maintainer.  
  friedman@prep.ai.mit.edu
  December 24, 1991