Power-C and other cheap C compilers

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4 total messages Started by Yngwie Tue, 09 Apr 1991 23:34

#1151

Author: Yngwie
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 1991 23:34

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     I am in the market for a reasonably priced C package.
I am considering buying POWER C by Mix Software.  Does anyone
have any comments about POWER C or any suggestions for other
cheap C compilers??  I'm just learning C, so I need a pretty
good manual to lead me through the language.

     Any information about affordable C compilers (affordable
meaning less than $100) or references to help me in my trek
through C will be most graciously appreciated.

Sincerely your friend I.

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Re: Power-C and other cheap C compilers

#1154

Author: CADSI
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1991 14:19

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From article <777@gcc.uucp>, by stu870344@gcc.uucp (Yngwie):
> 
>      I am in the market for a reasonably priced C package.
> I am considering buying POWER C by Mix Software.  Does anyone
> have any comments about POWER C or any suggestions for other
> cheap C compilers??  I'm just learning C, so I need a pretty
> good manual to lead me through the language.
> 
>      Any information about affordable C compilers (affordable
> meaning less than $100) or references to help me in my trek
> through C will be most graciously appreciated.
> 

I've been thinking about this.  Does the POWER C support the pascal
calling convention.  additionally, does the compiler support
altering the segment names?  (If you read between the lines, I
think we could make a MS SDK compatible compiler out of this
Hmmmmm......


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Re: Power-C and other cheap C compilers

#1156

Author: Scott D. Eberline
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1991 05:19

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From article <777@gcc.uucp>, by stu870344@gcc.uucp (Yngwie):
> I am considering buying POWER C by Mix Software.  Does anyone
> have any comments about POWER C or any suggestions for other
> cheap C compilers??  I'm just learning C, so I need a pretty
> good manual to lead me through the language.

I've been generally pleased with Power C.  I've been *very* pleased with
the Power C-Trace debugger, available for another $20 or so, and I wish
it supported CodeView-format debugging data.

>      Any information about affordable C compilers (affordable
> meaning less than $100) or references to help me in my trek
> through C will be most graciously appreciated.

DJ Delorie's freely distributable port of GNU gcc/g++ to DOS has attracted
a lot of attention recently.  It does require a 386 or 486, but it comes
with a DOS extender.

In article <1991Apr10.141921.11865@ccad.uiowa.edu> cadsi@ccad.uiowa.edu (CADSI) writes:
>altering the segment names?  (If you read between the lines, I
>think we could make a MS SDK compatible compiler out of this

Won't fly, Orville.  The documented compiler switch to generate .OBJ object
files instead of .MIX is not implemented.  The compiler has a hard-coded
symbol table size that barfs on windows.h.  There's no way to generate the
windows function prefix code a la CL /GW.

Mix Tech Support tells me that they are working on a Mix MSWindows Toolchest,
but have no dates set yet.
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Scott D. Eberline		scotte@locus.com  or  uunet!lcc!scotte

Re: Power-C and other cheap C compilers

#1160

Author: j.f.van valkenburg
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1991 13:26

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In article <777@gcc.uucp>, stu870344@gcc.uucp (Yngwie) writes:
> 
>      I am in the market for a reasonably priced C package.
> I am considering buying POWER C by Mix Software.  Does anyone
> have any comments about POWER C or any suggestions for other
> cheap C compilers??  I'm just learning C, so I need a pretty
> good manual to lead me through the language.
> 
>      Any information about affordable C compilers (affordable
> meaning less than $100) or references to help me in my trek
> through C will be most graciously appreciated.
> 
> Sincerely your friend I.
> 
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> |   Lee Minich            Internet: stu870344%gcc@edinboro.edu      |
> |   Grove City College    Uucp: ...pitt!edinboro!gcc!stu870344      |
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+

 I use POWER-C on my XT and I have found it to be more SYS5 like than Turbo-C.
The libraries are extensive and the manual has examples of all the functions.

I have used both Turbo-C and Power-C, what you don't get with Power-C is the
 fancy graphics. Since the world is crazy about graphics, this may be a 
consideration. But if you want to learn C try the Power-C - its the best $10
you'll ever spend.



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