MCCABE@MTUS5.BITNET (01/28/89)
Date: 27 January 89, 23:02:02 EST
From: Jim McCabe MCCABE at MTUS5
To: INFO-ATARI16 at SCORE.STANFORD.EDU
Subject: C compilers, and Degas pics
I'm shopping around for a good C compiler (it's about time -- 2
years of Personal Pascal is enough to drive anyone insane).
What I really need is one that comes with good documentation
on the AES calls too, since I've been spoiled by Personal Pascal's
pseudo-AES/VDI routines. Also, I'm looking for one that doesn't
generate huge scratch files, since I'd prefer to compile off a
RAMdisk instead of a floppy (no hard drive yet).
A GEM shell would be a plus, but I'd prefer for a system with a TOS
shell and a great make utility over a GEM-based make-less package.
Also, does anyone understand the format of the color animation
tables at the end of the Degas Elite picture files?
Jim McCabe
MCCABE @ MTUS5.BITNETklute%trillian.irb@unido.uucp (Rainer Klute) (01/30/89)
In article <8901280411.AA20360@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> MCCABE@MTUS5.BITNET writes: >What I really need is one that comes with good documentation >on the AES calls too, since I've been spoiled by Personal Pascal's >pseudo-AES/VDI routines. Also, I'm looking for one that doesn't >generate huge scratch files, since I'd prefer to compile off a >RAMdisk instead of a floppy (no hard drive yet). > >A GEM shell would be a plus, but I'd prefer for a system with a TOS >shell and a great make utility over a GEM-based make-less package. What your are looking for is definetly the Laser C package. It has *all* the features you require: good (and complete) AES documentation and RAM resident compiler and linker. This is far better than simply using a RAM disk for the program is in memory only *once*. Laser C also comes with a UNIX compatible 'make'. It has a GEM shell but you can *also* type in command lines like in a TOS-only shell. #include <disclaimer.std> Rainer Klute ---- klute@irb.informatik.uni-dortmund.de Universitaet Dortmund, IRB |)|/ klute@unido.uucp, klute@unido.bitnet Postfach 500500 |\|\ ...uunet!mcvax!unido!klute D-4600 Dortmund 50 ---- Tel.: +49 231 7554663