[comp.sys.amiga] C compiler for an Amiga 2500/30

niall@ut-emx.UUCP (Niall Ives Gaffney) (01/15/90)

I am in the process of getting an amiga 2500/30 machine and I want
to get a C compiler.  Can any one tell me if any of the ones available
for the Amiga can use all 32 bits in the CPU expantion?

Thanks in advance

Niall Gaffney       niall@astro.as.utexas.edu


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ckp@grebyn.com (Checkpoint Technologies) (01/15/90)

In article <23156@ut-emx.UUCP> niall@ut-emx.UUCP (Niall Ives Gaffney) writes:
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>I am in the process of getting an amiga 2500/30 machine and I want
>to get a C compiler.  Can any one tell me if any of the ones available
>for the Amiga can use all 32 bits in the CPU expantion?

	All of them always did.  The Amiga was born a 32-bit machine, as
Commodore was very explicit about how to support 32 bits properly.  As
for other added features of the 68030, both Lattice and Manx C compilers
have compile-time switches which allow you to choose to use special
68030 instructions and addressing modes, but if you use those, then your
programs won't work on a plain 68000 Amiga.