ED@MIT-MC.ARPA (Ed Schwalenberg) (08/21/85)
We've been using Microsoft's Xenix on Microbar hardware to develop and run large C applications. We have reached the point where our programs are too large and too complex for the compiler provided with Xenix. Things like limits on the number of #defines, limits on the nesting of structures, and the like are giving us fits. And the code produced by this compiler (a descendent of the MIT port of the portable compiler) is awful. Are there better compilers out there? Where do I get them? Microsoft refuses to talk with us since Microbar as OEM is supposed to handle such things. Microbar is too busy trying to stay afloat. Tartan only has products for the Vax. We tried a Whitesmiths product several years ago which was even worse, as was a compiler from a company called Alcyon. I've heard rumors about the "Green Hills" compiler, but have been unable to find out how to get in touch with them. Any help would be appreciated. Please reply to me directly, as I don't subscribe to these lists.