[comp.lang.c++] New Zortech C++

gregk@cbnewsm.att.com (gregory.p.kochanski) (01/31/91)

Has anyone tried the new 32 bit Zortech C++?
For that manner, has anyone tried Zortech 2.1 or Turbo C++ on a serious
project (>1000 lines of c++, not counting supplied headers)?
Do they have problems with running out of memory?

joe@proto.com (Joe Huffman) (02/01/91)

gregk@cbnewsm.att.com (gregory.p.kochanski) writes:

>Has anyone tried the new 32 bit Zortech C++?

Yes.  But I helped write part of it so you may not want my opinions.

>For that manner, has anyone tried Zortech 2.1 or Turbo C++ on a serious
>project (>1000 lines of c++, not counting supplied headers)?
>Do they have problems with running out of memory?

I have one program (not related to Zortech) that is mostly C code but is 
slowly migrating to C++ that has modules that vary in size from 70 lines 
to 3400 lines.  With a total number of lines of about 80000.  A 780 line
module gives me memory problems if I try and compile it with the 8088 
version of the compiler (the 3400 line module doesn't).  The protected
mode versions of the compiler overcome this problem (assuming you have a 
80286 or better).

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dridge@athena.mit.edu (Matthew W Eldridge) (05/08/91)

Well, I hate to post about this again, but I just found out that
the present version of Zortech C++ (2.1) is not what I thought.

I am looking for a C++ compiler (for the 80386) which _will_ compile
code greater than 640k, without resorting to overlays.  It also _MUST_
support virtual memory, the more the better.  Apparently Zortech 2.1
does not do this.  Does anyone know if v3.0 will?  I would be very greatful
for any information you could post to the net, or send to me.

---In the same vein, DJGpp, a public domain port of GNU C++ to 80386, does
meet the above reuirements, it unfortunately has the usual "copyleft"
requirements that go with Freedom Software Foundation, etc.  Also the
documentation is more than a bit sparse (I am told the FSF docs, which
I don't have yet are quite good)  All this is available on
grape.ecs.clarkson.edu  under a directory "djgcc"  (somewhere, I don't
remember the path...)

Thanks,
Matthew Eldridge
dridge@athena.mit.edu