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From: johnl@SDFSUN1.hac.com (John Lee)
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Subject: Re: Which to buy, Lattice C or SAS C?
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Date: 9 Jan 91 19:57:15 GMT
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In article <27771.278af192@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> cole@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>I am looking for a C compiler.  I'm probably going to end up getting either
>Lattice C or SAS C.  Could some of you gurus please tell me your thoughts
>on these two packages?  Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

I have both--they're very good.  :-)  Actually, SAS C is just the later
revisions of Lattice C (starting with 5.10, I believe.)  The other
commercial Amiga C compiler is from Manx.  From what I gather, one's
perference is largely religious, especially considering the latest release
from Manx.

My personal experience:  SAS Institute, Inc. provides excellent support.
The compiler still has a few bugs, and does not create the tightest code,
but is complete with many supporting tools provided, including a very good
symbolic debugger.  The manuals could use some improvement, but are about
par for computer manuals.

I have no experience with the Manx compiler.

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