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From: sjo@cci632.UUCP (Steve Owens)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: PD C compilers
Summary: Try Small C
Message-ID: <47811@cci632.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jan 91 21:32:00 GMT
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In article <4021@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, burnett@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Andy Burnett) writes:

>   I have been scavaging around the various IBM archives looking for a
> PD C compiler and have so far been unsuccesful.  Can anyone recommend a good
> one and where I can find it?

	Depends on what you want to do.

	SIMTEL has what's known as the Small C compiler, which more or less
follows standard C conventions.  I say "more or less" because it doesn't
have floating point data types, doesn't support structures, and, if I remember
correctly, doesn't support switch/case statements.  Also, the code it
produces may not be optimized as well as some of the commercial compilers.

	However, it is a self-generating compiler, so it would be possible
to add these other capabilities to it, if you have the inclination.  As far
as it goes, these additions may already be available over the net (it's been
a while since I got my copy.)  However, if all you need is a compiler to
do character or integer based operations, this should work for you.

	If not, the next solution would be a commercially available C
compiler.  Most of the basic ones can be had for less than $120.

> 	Thanks in advance,

	No problem.  Hope this helped.

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							SJO