rhl@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Robert Hartill) (11/15/90)
I've already tried comp.lang.c without success so i'll try this newsgroup. Can anyone name a 32bit C compiler for a 80386 ? Any comments/data on the benefit of 32bit compilation would be appreciated. /-------------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Robert Hartill. Research Student, University Of Wales College Cardiff | | Department Of Computing Mathematics. /----------------------------------\ | | UWCC, PO Box 916, Cardiff | | E-mail : rhl@uk.ac.cf.cm | CF2 4YN, UK. | \--------------------------------------\----------------------------------/
c164-bd@portia.uucp (John D. Mitchell) (11/15/90)
In article <1990Nov14.175550.20487@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk> rhl@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Robert Hartill) writes: >I've already tried comp.lang.c without success so i'll try this newsgroup. > >Can anyone name a 32bit C compiler for a 80386 ? > >Any comments/data on the benefit of 32bit compilation would be appreciated. The ones I can think of off the top of my head are: MetaWare HighC 386 Watcom 386 There are a couple of others but they have slipped my memory. The biggest thing is that you have to run the code under a DOS extender (such as Phar Lap's). Benefits depend on the code that you write. Anything that can benefit from 32-bit math or data chunks will probably see the greatest speed up. Code size might improve. Good luck, John johnm@cory.Berkeley.EDU
khaw@parcplace.com (Mike Khaw) (11/16/90)
c164-bd@portia.uucp (John D. Mitchell) writes: >In article <1990Nov14.175550.20487@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk> rhl@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Robert Hartill) writes: >>Can anyone name a 32bit C compiler for a 80386 ? >The biggest thing is that you have to run the code under a DOS >extender (such as Phar Lap's). Benefits depend on the code that Hmm, I suppose you might consider ParcPlace's Smalltalk as a way to run 32-bit C code under MS-Windows 3.0 w/o using a DOS extender (unless you consider Smalltalk the DOS extender :-)). It requires that you use Metaware High-C as the C compiler. Disclaimer: I work for ParcPlace Systems and I think Smalltalk is a whole lotta fun. -- Mike Khaw ParcPlace Systems, Inc., 1550 Plymouth St., Mountain View, CA 94043 Domain=khaw@parcplace.com, UUCP=...!{uunet,sun,decwrl}!parcplace!khaw
bright@nazgul.UUCP (Walter Bright) (11/18/90)
In article <1990Nov14.175550.20487@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk> rhl@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Robert Hartill) writes:
/Can anyone name a 32bit C compiler for a 80386 ?
Zortech
Watcom
Metawareenc@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US (Erez N. Carmel) (11/19/90)
Intel, who has a clear interest in 32-bit computing, has a 32-bit compiler and debugger package. Please contact Intel PCEO (PC enhancement operation) for details. The compiler was demonstrated in Comdex. -- ############################################################# # E. Carmel, Sacramento, Ca. # # ...ames!pacbell!sactoh0!telelnk!ecarmel # #############################################################
joe@proto.COM (Joe Huffman) (11/20/90)
In article <4331@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US>, enc@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US (Erez N. Carmel) writes: > Intel, who has a clear interest in 32-bit computing, has a 32-bit > compiler and debugger package. Please contact Intel PCEO (PC > enhancement operation) for details. The compiler was demonstrated > in Comdex. We (Zortech) has a 32 bit compiler in beta right now. We expect to ship in 4 to 6 weeks. --- Zortech mailing list: send email to 'ztc-list-request@uunet.uu.net' with: Add: your-user-name@your-machine-name In the body of the message. --- Send Zortech bug reports to 'zortech-bugs@proto.com' Send requests for educational discounts to 'zortech-ed@proto.com' --- Zortech is my major source of income. Statements about them or their competitors cannot be totally without bias. -- joe@proto.com FAX: 208-263-8772