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From: west@turing.toronto.edu (Tom West)
Subject: Re: Microsoft C 6.0 Bug - Please HELP !!!!!!!
Message-ID: <1990Jul13.131234.61@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
References: <1990Jul12.202632.21275@arnor.uucp>
Date: 13 Jul 90 17:12:35 GMT
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In article <1990Jul12.202632.21275@arnor.uucp> oleg@ibm.com writes:
>
>Does anybody know what is Microsoft hot-line number for the C
>compiler problems like that ?

I have bad news for you.  Having used MSC 6.0 for (what was going to be)
production material, I have found 2 Fatal compiler errors and once found bad
code being generated.  The total hotline support from MS has been "your error
is on file".  They refuse to give out bug lists and they have no patches.  In
other words, if you use MSC 6.0, tough luck.  These were for real, repeatable,
short bugs.  I hate to see what they might do for subtle bugs.

  I would strongly advise going back to 5.1 until 6.1 comes out if you have the
choice.  I had to strip out all the 6.0 features I foolishly put in when we
realized that 6.0 wasn't safe or supported in any real way.  Luckily, my boss
(who warned me about switching from 5.1) is fairly forgiving, despite the lost
development time.

			Tom West