tim@seismo.UUCP (10/05/83)
There has been alot of talk about the Lattice C compiler, and I thought that I would mention that the Computer Innovations C compiler seems to be just about as sturdy a compiler. Furthermore, the compiler costs $100 less, and it comes with the full source library. Computer Innovations is just about to release their next version of the compiler which will include an object code optimizer, full DOS 2.0 support, and an option to use the full megabyte of memory available to the 8088 (640K on the PC). The compiler also supports floating point, and it comes with lots of trig functions in the library. The floating point is currently accomplished by function call, but the next release should put this code in line. The only problem with the compiler is that it does not use the DOS 2.0 linker, but that will also change with the next release. In summary, hold off buying a C compiler until you have investigated the one from Computer Innovations. Timothy L. Kay CalTech Pasadena, CA 91125
sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer) (10/07/83)
The prefix and postfix operators '++' and '--' have NEVER worked upon float or double operands in any UNIX C compiler that I have used. (I even think you could quote chapter and verse from K&R.) If this is the only problem with CI-C86, then I'd have no complaints. /Steve Dyer decvax!genrad!wjh12!bbncca!sdyer ...!ima!bbncca!sdyer
mark@umcp-cs.UUCP (10/10/83)
pre and postfix operators work fine on float operands on our
Vax 4.1bsd system.
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