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- From: gargamel@eskimo.com (Skye Offerle)
- Subject: Compiler Cross-Compatiility?
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- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 18:16:14 GMT
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- The day has come.
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- I'm ready to move on from the Microsoft Quick C I've had since near
- its release. It seems like no one supports it, much less sells it,
- and libraries for it are as scarce as the programmers who use it.
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- I want to purchase a new c compiler (I already have vis c++4), but I'm
- concerned with the useability of my old programs. Especially the ones
- which use libraries written for "microsoft c compatible compilers".
- (I assume this means a bit non-ANSI standard)
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- I'm interested in Turbo C, because I have some useful libraries coded
- with it - but what's the likelihood I will be able to port my old
- routines? Is there any software which will convert them?
- (Hal-lelu-jah!) Are C compiler extensions in such a sorry state they
- pit one proprietary standard versus another, with no recourse for the
- programmer?
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- Lastly, is there a way I could use >both< compilers and merely link
- the object code for the routines together? This doesn't seem likely -
- if it is though, it would still be a major pain in the ass...
-
- Looking for answers,
- Skye Offerle
-
- /* Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies..
- ~ Friedrich Nietzsche */
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