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Sorry, I couldn't get mail through to MWE2@uk.ac.exeter.cs <Mark West>.

So...Mark if you get this, please forward to David Bennett

The current version of Benchmark Modula-2 is 1.04.  (added better debugger
support to 1.03).  Their (Avant Garde's) Source Level Debugger IS available.
It's a fast single pass compiler.  The generated object code can't be 
optimized as well as Lattice C, but hey, the empasis is SPEED.  I would 
recommend Benchmark.  The modules follow the Amiga 'C' naming & grouping
of functions (unlike M2Amiga).  It's faster than TDI.  And you don't have to
pay extra for libraries you don't necessarily need (M2Sprint)--Simplified
Amiga, IFF, C Libraries (though you can buy these separately for Benchmark).
M2Sprint is planning/coding/releasing their own SLD real soon now. (Correct
me if I'm wrong.)  M2Sprint's author happens to be comp.sys.amiga (sorry, don't
have his email address on hand).

I'm really happy with Benchmark.  I've found it really easy to use (integrated
environment--editor, compiler, linker), even from the CLI.  I've been using
it for personal and school work, where possible (they're forcing us to code in
that _C_ryptic language with all those _C_urly braces {}).  I wish Apollo (HP?)
would port M2 to their workstations...life would be so much easier :). 
 

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These are my opinions.  Not necessarily based on experience or heresay.
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