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From: DEB110@psuvm.psu.edu (Doug Bischoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Best PD C compiler/system?
Message-ID: <90343.182527DEB110@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 9 Dec 90 23:25:27 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
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     Hokay... time for religious war.

     What do you all think is the best Public Domain/Shareware "C" Compiler and
system that is available?  I'm talking about:

     A) DICE    (Fred Fish #359)
     B) North C (Fred Fish #384)
     C) PDC     (Fred Fish #351)

     Do any of these come with the 1.3 Includes?  (I Know Dice doesn't)

     I'm interested in the obvious; ease of code development/debugging, SPEED,
and code SIZE.  Any and all comparisons/warnings/praises are welcome.

     -OR-

     Does EVERYBODY think I would be better off just getting a commercial versi
on and swallowing $350 or so?

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