Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmdeo!adspdk!hclausen From: hclausen@adspdk.CBMNET (Henrik Clausen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: PD C Message-ID: Date: 12 Aug 90 13:40:57 GMT References: <3905@crash.cts.com> Lines: 24 >In article <3905@crash.cts.com> acota@pro-realm.cts.com (Arnold Cota) writes: >I have heard of a few PD C compilers. Has anyone used any of these. What do >you think of them? How do they compare to the expensive Lattice C? I used PDC a bit, V3.30. Worked fine, reasonably fast, with many advanced features like #pragma libcall, prototypes etc. I recommend that for C starters who don't want to burn several 100 $$ on a commercial compiler. The code generated is not nearly as compact as the Manx or Lattice compilers. At the price (free), it's a bargain, and V3.33 appears to be really solid. Look after Fish 351 for this compiler. Having bought Lattice (and Manx before that), I stick to Lattice for my own stuff. Some people have reported problems installing PDC correctly. I found a few bugs, mailed the author, and got fixes for these (source). -Henrik -- | Henrik Clausen, Graffiti Data (Fido: 2:230/22.33) | | ...{pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmehq!adspdk!hclausen | \__"Do not accept the heart that is the slave to reason" - Qawwali trad__/