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From: bill@zycor.UUCP (bill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: SCO C
Keywords: C
Message-ID: <713@zycor.UUCP>
Date: 22 Aug 89 16:59:08 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: zycor, inc. omaha, nebraska
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I am in the process of moving a lot of C source from Microsoft
5.0/5.1 to Xenix. The result will still run on dos, but we are
moving the development effort. Apparently, my brand-new, twice
as much $ compiler from SCO does not yet support:

	- formal parameter data types declared inside the
	  function declaration
	- malloc as a void *
	- interrupt attribute when compiling with the -dos flag
	  (Tends to make some of the prototypes under 
	  /usr/include/dos somewhat worthless...)
	- The -C (ignore case) flag does not seem to do
	  anything under dosld (a problem when bringing in
	  purchased DOS libraries converted to .a's)

I admit that most of these are either no big deal, or easy to work
around. My question is: when is SCO expected to have a more up-to-date
ANSI compiler?  What is the agreement between SCO and Microsoft? 
Anyone from out there in west-coast-land care to comment?

-- 
Bill Mahoney
bill@zycor.UUCP
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