ltf@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Lance Franklin) (05/20/89)
Because of this bug, and several other problems we've had with MicroSoft C, the company I work for has been considering alternative compilers for use on MS-DOS machines. The primary compiler we've considered is High-C, from (I think) MetaWare. I would be interested in any information about the High-C compiler available. The main questions we have are: 1) how ANSI-compatable is the compiler and associated library functions. 2) how difficult is a conversion from MSC 5.1 to High-C. 3) Is product-support from the publisher readily available. 4) Is the product fairly bug-free, and is the optimizer any good (in comparison to MicroSoft C.) 5) Does the publisher charge any license fees when the compiled executables are used in a commercial product. 6) Are you still supplied with the compiler only, with no linker or other associated software. 7) Are the object-modules MSC (and CodeView) compatable, and can MASM/MSC modules be mixed with High-C modules. We have information coming from the company, but we would appreciate a user's eye view of the compiler, as well as anybody's experience in switching from MSC to High-C. Thanx -- +-------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------+ | Lance T Franklin | | I never said that! It must be some kind of a | | ltf@killer.DALLAS.TX.US | | forgery...I gotta change that password again. | +-------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------+