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From: 6600dan@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Dan Zerkle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Lattice vs Manx (Aztec) C comparions wanted
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Date: 27 Jul 90 03:23:22 GMT
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It's time to start compiling in C for my A3000.  A compiler is a
substantial investment, so I want to get it right.

There are two major compilers for the Amiga:  Aztec C (produced by
Manx) and Lattice C (produced by Lattice, owned by SAS).  I will
certainly get one of these (or perhaps Lattice C++).

Manx just produced a new release of Aztec, so my knee-jerk reaction is
to go for that.

Please E-MAIL comparisons and comments to me
(6600dan@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu).  Please DO NOT POST, as it would be
repetitive and probably incite flame wars.  I will summarize and post
in about two or three weeks, as this is a topic of general interest.

Please address one or more of the following topics:

* Compatibility with A3000 and WB/KS 2.0
* Portability of code to UN*X platforms
* Compile speed
* Hardware requirements / recommendations (RAM gobblage, disk usage, etc.)
* Support for 68030/68020/68881/68882 (is 68882 code different than 68881?)
* Reliability (does it crash? when?)
* Debugger support
* Optimization support
* Misc utilities (editors, Arexx stuff, make, lint, version control, etc.)
* Libraries: UN*X-type, comm., graphical, sound, user interface, others
* Customer support
* Ease of use
* What about Lattice C++?  Does it have everything normal Lattice C has?
* Anything else pertinent, especially "I like/hate my compiler because...."

					-Dan (6600dan@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu)

PS E-MAIL, do not post.  This group gets enough traffic.