pvi@polygen.uucp (Piotr Iwanow) (10/04/89)
What I look for in a compiler. I will breakdown in importance descending order. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1: OPTIMIZATION. Compilers that do heavy optimaztion are quite slow in compilation time but make your final object code run much faster. 2: ASSEMBLY OUTPUT. I like to see how the system calls are done. 3: "Dual Mode". This means, that during development phase you want quick compiles and optimization is of not yet a concern to you until you are ready for final phase. 4: Integration between LEX, YACC, Make, dbx, and other debugging tools like XSaber-C. Piotr Iwanow Unix System Administrator PolyGen Corp. [Personally, the first thing I look for is correct output. -John] -- Send compilers articles to compilers@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us {spdcc | ima | lotus}!esegue. Meta-mail to compilers-request@esegue. Please send responses to the author of the message, not the poster.