pvi@polygen.uucp (Piotr Iwanow) (10/04/89)
What I look for in a compiler. I will breakdown in importance descending order.
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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]
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