s64421@zeus.usq.EDU.AU (house ron) (04/08/91)
I recently posted a query in msdos.programmer about the quality of Zortech C and C++. My initial query was sparked when I noticed that in gnuchess, the Zortech version has had all multi-dimensional and huge arrays removed. If that was really necessary, there must be something seriously wrong with Zortech C, surely? I have only received a few responses, with the following results: 1. Zortech macros are defective; it cannot handle nested macro calls: FRED(FRED(x)) 2. It is loaded with bugs. I am interested in following this up, and compiling a full opinion report on Zortech C and C++. Would anyone with any information about the completeness, usefulness, and correctness of these products please contact me, and I shall compile a report and post it to these newsgroups. As the latest version is, I believe, very different from the earlier one, please state which version you have tested. -- Regards, Ron House. (s64421@zeus.usq.edu.au) (By post: Info Tech, U.C.S.Q. Toowoomba. Australia. 4350)
ajai@sce.carleton.ca (Ajai Sehgal) (04/10/91)
I have been using the new DOS386 version of Zortech C++ since January, to develop a major image enhancement program (25000 lines +). Not only is the compiler excellent, Zortech's support has been unbeatable. They are on the net and answer questions promptly (usually within a few days). The compiler itself is not terribly buggy and the few buggs which have surfaced as is expected in any new product, were addressed by Zortech immediatly. The object code produced by the optimizer is some of the best I'vs seen out of any C compiler for the PC. Once I got used to the interface ( I was a Turbo C++ user) it became a pleasure to use. Being able to malloc > 64k at once is a pleasure and not being memory limited makes programming easier and faster. Ajai.