NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #19/NN_1992_19.iso/spool/comp/os/os2/misc/28435

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From: [e-mail] (Tom Branham, Biophysics Grad. Brandeis)
Subject: Re: 0s2 compilers
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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 03:49:42 GMT
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There are several good choices available right now in C/C++ compilers
for OS/2.  Watcom and Zortech both support 32-Bit OS/2 flat memory
models, as will Borland's new compiler(sometime before the end of
the year..).  Borland's development tools and OWL extensions are
supposedly going to be very close to the windows version so that
existing code will be very simple to port with minor changes.  Borland
also stated that they were working very closely with IBM upon IBM's
C++ compiler due out sometime in the next year ( as an extension of
the C-set???)  Of course there is the IBM C-Set which also comes
with the workframe (Project management environment and full PM
debugger, as well as a resource toolkit (grinds out the code for
the majority of the GUI work).  It seems fairly complete (only
had it for a week now myself so will hold out a bit for full verdict :)
It has a good price right now (<$300?) Ido not however know when that is
from and until......  FIRST though, I would suggest looking at
ftp-os2.nmsu.edu to see what might be in the best price range (free!!)
there.........Some other folks here would probably be better to askabout
g++ etc.....
                            .......Tom Branham