johns@cs.umr.edu (John Stone) (03/22/91)
What C compiler does everyone use for OS/2? Is there a a GNU gcc or g++ out there for OS/2? How much do the commercial OS/2 compilers cost? Are there make utilities for OS/2? How hard is it to port Unix apps to OS/2 ? I have a raytracer that I would like to port to OS/2 and I have a few other things as well, and they compile primarily under unix. Another interest is the pbmplus bitmap package out on the net. Any info is appreciated John E. Stone johns@cs.umr.edu
TURGUT@TREARN.BITNET (Turgut Kalfaoglu) (03/22/91)
John: I use Microsoft C 6, and it's very pleasant to use (background compilations,codeview debugger,_fastcall convention..) Ray tracers? Oh good - I have ported the DKB ray tracer (available from LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET) to OS/2. If it's a different ray tracer you are working on, sure, I'd be interested in it. -turgut
mikem@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com (03/24/91)
In article <2456@umriscc.isc.umr.edu> johns@cs.umr.edu (John Stone) writes: > > What C compiler does everyone use for OS/2? >Is there a a GNU gcc or g++ out there for OS/2? >How much do the commercial OS/2 compilers cost? >Are there make utilities for OS/2? >How hard is it to port Unix apps to OS/2 ? Most probably use MS C 6.0. I think it retails for $349 through a mail order firm called The Programmer's Shop (800-421-8006). They have a catalog that lists most of the commercial products such as Unix ports, C++, etc. Lattice C was listed for $189, Zortech C++ for $519. Michael R. MacFaden IBM Palo Alto Marketing Systems mikem@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com, macfaden@paloic1.iinus1.ibm.com disclaimer: ..the usual...
bright@nazgul.UUCP (Walter Bright) (03/29/91)
In article <2456@umriscc.isc.umr.edu> johns@cs.umr.edu (John Stone) writes:
/ What C compiler does everyone use for OS/2?
We here at Zortech use Zortech C/C++ for OS/2 :-)
/Are there make utilities for OS/2?
One comes with ZTC/C++.
/How hard is it to port Unix apps to OS/2 ?
It depends on how much of the code depends on unix-specific features
(like sockets). Also, watch out for assumptions about pointer and int sizes.
/I have a raytracer that I would like to port to OS/2
/and I have a few other things as well, and they compile
/primarily under unix.
Zortech's FG graphics package works under OS/2 without the need to rewrite
your program into a PM app.
For more information, call us at 800-848-8408.
hill@evax.arl.utexas.edu (Adam Hill) (03/31/91)
I hate flaming on the NET but: WHY IN HECK does ZTC++ have PROTECTION VIOLATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! (OS/2 Version) One can "dance around" the PV's buy not using their Workbench and by puttting flags in a certain order, but -- THIS IS NOT ACCEPTIBLE BEHAVIOR FOR A COMMERCIAL ** COMPILER *** Its does not instill me with a great amount of confidence in the Zortech series of products, their programmers and most specifically their QT department or beta testers. I realize that application WILL have BUGS, but guys come on -- PROTECTION VIOLATIONS! These seem to me to be the MOST obvious form of bugs in a application, they are VERY easy to spot (Half :-) ) and are pretty specific in their meaning. Now I am a programmer and I realize the AMOUNT of BLOOD, SWEAT and TEARS in writing, debugging and "specing" code. (And I don't work in the REAL world yet!) So -- When is there going to be a bug fix? Zortech's other products seem MUCH stabler.... ( All above statements/flames were generated after watching a ZTC++ Development System crash and burn on a P70 w/6-8M RAM and running OS/2 1.2 and 1.3 EE) -- adam hill -- hill@evax.uta.edu ASOCC - University of Texas at UTA I programmed for three days Make Up Your Own Mind.. AMIGA! And heard no human voices. Amiga... Multimedia NOW! But the hard disk sang. - TZoP Born To Run SVR4