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From: waynet@kit.CNA.TEK.COM (Wayne Turner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Zortech 2.0 vs Turbo C++ professional
Message-ID: <6889@tekred.CNA.TEK.COM>
Date: 22 Jan 91 16:08:30 GMT
References: <688@tronsbox.xei.com> <234@nazgul.UUCP> <1991Jan21.233029.29058@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Redmond, Oregon
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In article <1991Jan21.233029.29058@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> randall@Virginia.EDU (Ran Atkinson) writes:
>
>In article <234@nazgul.UUCP> bright@nazgul.UUCP (Walter Bright) writes:
>
>(in response to a query about C++ compilers)
>
>>Zortech's environment is oriented towards large multi-file projects.
>
>Borland's IDE with TC++ also handles large multi-file projects just fine.
>No meaningful difference here.
>

We are currently migrating our development of a commercial package from
TC++ to ZTC++ because (among other reasons)  the TC++ *command-line*
version cannot handle even *medium* sized projects.  The compiler runs
out of memory when modules of 200-300 lines are compiled (and > 500
lines of header files are included).  This occurs even when 4 Mb of
extended memory is present and the appropriate compiler switch is used.
The TC++ linker runs out of memory when linking 40-50 OBJS, there is
520K of base memory available and, again, extended memory is present.
When the compiler is near to running out of memory it presents
meaningless, often garbled error messages to the user. These messages go
away when more base memory is freed up (with no mods to the target file
required).

>
>Zortech C++ does seem to compile a bit more quickly than Turbo C++,
>but the difference hasn't been significant in my experience.

The above mentioned project compiles in 15 min. under TC++ and
in 16 min. under ZTC++ (with compile switches as similar as possible).

>I believe that Zortech also has C++ for UNIX System V/386 and am surprised
>that Walter failed to mention it himself; he is usually fairly aggressive
>at promoting his compiler on the net. :-)
>
>>P.S. I work for Zortech.
>

My only connection with Zortech is as a customer. Note that I
omitted the word "satisfied" pending future results ;-).
Wayne Turner
Tektronix, Inc.
Redmond, Oregon
waynet@kit.CNA.TEK.COM