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From: john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: comp.realtime,comp.lang.c,alt.msdos.programmer,comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: 386 C compilers??
Keywords: 386 embedded C
Message-ID: <455@newave.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jul 90 23:50:25 GMT
References: <29@dvpdev.UUCP>
Reply-To: john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
Followup-To: comp.realtime
Organization: NeWave Communications Ltd, Eden Prairie, MN
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In article <29@dvpdev.UUCP> ken@dvpdev.UUCP (Ken Greenebaum) writes:
>We are interested in the 386 PC-Unix, or MSDOS platforms, and are evaluating
>these products:
>    Metaware Hi-C 386 C compiler

Generates nice fast code, but don't ever consider using it for
floating point math.  The floating point code it generates is
inaccurate and has no provisions for error detection.

-john-

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