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- From: newberry@news-server.engin.umich.edu (byron lee newberry)
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- Subject: Advice on a good DOS C compiler requested
- Date: 7 Feb 1996 15:11:34 GMT
- Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
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- Hello,
-
- I have been coding in C now for about six months and have really
- come to respect the language. I find it is more than capable of
- meeting all my numerical analysis needs. I have been doing all
- my coding in either c89 (on an HP) or gcc on a NeXTstation.
- Everything works great. I would now like to start a few personal
- projects at home on my PC so I need a compiler.
-
- I have investigated several shareware/freeware compilers and I
- must say that I am not satisfied (not that I could do better).
- Specifically, I have looked at Pacific-C, PCC, C--, MicroC, and
- SmallC. The reasons I have not settled for any of these codes varies,
- but Pacific-C is by far the best candidate (I just seem to be having
- some ANSI-C compatibility problems with its compiler).
-
- I should state that I also have tried djgpp (gcc for DOS). I am
- sure it is a good compiler, but I hate how bulky and slow it is
- compared to the other DOS compilers. Turbo C++ (discussed below)
- compiles my code in 1/10 to 1/20 the time that djgpp compiles it. I
- also have only 4megs of ram on my system and the go32 flat memory
- expander seems to perform poorly on such a small pc.
-
- In the commercial area, I have tried Turbo C++ and Microsoft QuickC.
- I can't really put my finger on a single reason, but I don't like
- QuickC (maybe just personal preference). Turbo C++ seems to be a
- great product and my codes run fine (I believe them to be ANSI-C
- compliant). I know little about Power C by MiX software, but I hear
- really good things. I also am not familiar with any of the Symantec
- products, but would like to learn more.
-
- I would really appreciate some advice from those more experienced
- in C. I don't mind paying for a good compiler, but I am a student with
- limited funds, so I would like to get a good one the first try.
- Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. By the way, a compiler that
- includes C++ is naturally a small advantage over a strictly C compiler,
- but I have no plans to switch to C++ in the near future. Also I have
- ABSOLUTELY NO interest in visual programming or windows programming.
-
- Thanks for your time,
-
- Byron Newberry
-
-