Re: LZ: C Compiler
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Re: LZ: C Compiler
On Wed, 11 Sep 1996, Rob Taylor wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 9 Sep 1996, Ed Plese, Jr. wrote:
> >
> > I've used the High-Tech C compiler on my CP/M system and
> > a little bit on my PC. It's a very good compiler, in my
> > opinion. The CP/M version also produces pretty fast and
> > small code. I haven't run the PC version enough to know
> > if it does.
> >
> > A problem you'll have is that you won't be able to use most
> > of the libraries. It'll be a major job to write new libraries
> > that will work in the new environment. Remember that a C
> > compiler is geared to an operating system as well as to a
> > cpu. You probably have the CPM version.
> >
> > On the other hand, they may have one for embedded programming
> > and if that's the one you have it might not be too bad. I'd
> > be a little surprised if that one would be in the public
> > domain though.
> >
> there is actually a small-c compiler floating around.. I had a look
> at it a while back but it produced pretty inefficient code..
>
>
> Rob Taylor MAIL - mailto:rtaylor@ticalc.org
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>
Another problem with Small C is that it has several quirks about it that
will drive a C programmer insane. For example,
#include <stdio.h>
is invalid. It's
#include stdio.h
.. and many more.
Hitech C is really the way to go for this, it's awesome.
dreamer
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