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In article <8802131839.AA24726@devvax.TN.CORNELL.EDU>, Andy Pfiffer writes:
>
> 	 I posted a question about C compilers here a few weeks
> 	 ago, and got zero number of replies.
>
> 	  Can anyone help?        Joseph D. Reger
> 				  joseph@chromo.ucsc.edu.
> 				  reger@ucscd.bitnet
>
> Our group has had good luck with the Pentasoft (formerly Penguin)
> C compiler.  Other compilers that come to mind come from Definicon,
> and from Kirk Bailey, both of which are more oriented towards the
> IBM PC-type environment.

See BYTE February 1988 for information on the Definicon C compiler,
which has been extended to include Occam-like constructs par{}, alt{},
channel and timer types etc. They have their own hardware so it may
not work on a B004 system. This is also available for the Mac,
written by Rob Kruver.

The  current  Inmos  C  compiler  is  sourced  from  3L  and  3L have
themselves released a Parallel C compiler for 750 pounds.  It has
concurrent tasks, semaphores, channel I/O, inline assembler and
threads (like modula-2 coroutines). It also includes a network
configurer which supports static or dynamic configuration. It is
being supplied via Transtech (0494 81) 6681 and Sension (0606) 44321
in the UK. This works on the standard IBM PC/B004 setup.

Niche Technology have licenced the Pentasoft compiler for their SUN
format VME cards (which take Inmos plug in Transputer modules) but
are supporting the Inmos and 3L products on the SUN as well. Niche
(UK) is on (0272) 298034

Reninshaw Controls can run Microport System V Unix on a PC/AT + B004
or net of Transputers and obviously have a Transputer C compiler to
support it. Microport should start shipping this in April 1988. It
uses a distributed Unix kernel on the Transputers and uses Unix on
the PC/AT as a disk/io server.

Perihelion (doing the Atari Abaq)  are selling  Helios for  a PC/AT +
plug in Transputer card combination, this has  a C  compiler as well.
It is being distributed by Cambridge Risc  Machines in  the UK (0223)
350405.  I saw it running at a show a few weeks ago and it  was a bit
flaky but should be very nice later this year.  Cost 750 pounds
including C compiler, microemacs and X-windows.

Including the compiler from Logical Systems this makes a choice of 6 so
far. I rate Pentasoft and Perihelion as likely to generate the best
code, Inmos and 3L for being available right now on a B004 and DSI for giving
an easy migration towards Occam constructs.

I hope this is useful...
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