nathan@orstcs.UUCP (03/04/84)
I recommend the Computer Innovations CI C86. They don't have a lint for it, and they don't support structure passing, but who does? Code is compact, compiler is fast, and they support Big model (many don't). Cost is (as I recall) something over $400.
david@ssc-vax.UUCP (David Norris) (03/16/84)
[] This has probably been asked before, but here goes: Can anyone recommend a good C compiler? It must run under MSDOS, and be full K&R version 7 C. Any special packages to perform graphics, mouse interfaces, etc. would also be useful. Any suggestions, comments, pointers to articles, or practical experience would surely be appreciated. Thanks for your time. -- David Norris :-) -- uw-beaver!ssc-vax!david
boykin@datagen.UUCP (03/22/84)
Sorry guys I'm still prejudiced. I like the Lattice C compiler better than the others. To date it still has the best track record in terms of code quality (version 1.02 ran the Sieve (yuch!) in 4.5 seconds (MS-Pacal in 3.5, compiled MS-basic in 5.5 and an old CI-86 in 7.5). Version 2.0 supports the MS-DOS version 2.00 libraries, the 8087 and the large memory models. FYI: Version 2.1 is due out in a few weeks. The bad points are that the source to the libraries are still not included. The libraries were the bad part of the package but are getting better. The price is high if you go through traditional sources (Lifeboat), namely $500.00, but many will sell it cheaper. As a plug for my own group (SIG/86 - The International MS-DOS User's Group), we have a contact who is selling copies at about $300.00 each. Joe Boykin Data General Corp. Distributed Systems Group ...(decvax!ittvax, ihnp4, allegra, rocky2)!datagen!boykin -- Joe Boykin Data General Corp. Distributed Systems Group ...(decvax!ittvax, ihnp4, allegra, rocky2)!datagen!boykin