meranda@iguana.cis.ohio-state.edu (deron meranda) (01/29/91)
There are two main public domain C compilers that I know about. Other people should be able to add to my list (or correct any mistakes I make here). I think it would be a great idea for someone to create a fairly complete list of public domain compiler's, etc. * PDC (Public Domain C) - ftp to a.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/amiga/ This compiler is faily small and may be a great starting point for C. However, it lacks many of the more complicated ANSI C components. This may also be distributed by Fred Fish, but I am not entirely sure. * GCC (GNU C Compiler) - ftp to abcfd20.larc.nasa.gov: ? This compiler may be stored under the name agcc? It is an Amiga port of the GNU C release. GNU C is a very good compiler and is very actively supported by some of the best compiler writers over at MIT. However, as most GNU stuff is aimed toward larger machines, they consume LARGE amounts of memory!! You probably can't do much without at least 2.5 Meg of memory (or more). Also, you will need some other programs (such as BLink, etc.) Note that these may not be technically "Public Domain", but they are pretty close - be sure to read all the docs. Also, I am currently working on an ANSI C compliant library. I believe there are other C libraries out there not including the compiler itself (see newsgroup comp.sources.amiga). I hope this gives you a small start -- good luck! Deron E. Meranda ( cis.ohio-state.edu )