Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!cognos!stewartw From: stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: Eiffel for the Amiga? Message-ID: <9263@cognos.UUCP> Date: 30 Jan 91 14:43:54 GMT References: <1991Jan14.173827.20235@ericsson.se> <9241@cognos.UUCP> <1991Jan25.164526.10764@ericsson.se> Reply-To: stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter) Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada Lines: 29 In article <1991Jan25.164526.10764@ericsson.se> etxtomp@eos.ericsson.se writes: >I have gotten mail from the guy who is doing the port. He says that he >has never given any release date, since he doesn't want to add to the >amount of vaporware. If he is the only one doing an Eiffel port to Amiga >Dos, there will not be Eiffel on Amiga Dos in the third quarter of '91. Well, it is good to hear that it is being done regardless of the exact data it will be released. >Yes, Eiffel compilers generate C code. This is nothing bad att all, as >it makes porting to new platforms easier (especially Unix platforms). >It also helps to give an interface between existing C code and Eiffel >code that is usable (it has to compete with C++). It makes life easier for the Eiffel team (ISE), but is not that beneficial for an amiga user of the the compiler. Firstly, it adds a lot of time to the length of the compile (try using the c++ compiler on the amiga). Secondly, since ISE doesn't make a C compiler for the amiga, it will force up the cost of the eiffel compiler. The only major benefit is that you could port the C-code to another platform, but this is only going to help a very small number of amiga users. -- Stewart Winter Cognos Incorporated S-mail: P.O. Box 9707 VOICE: (613) 738-1338 x3830 FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Drive UUCP: stewartw%cognos.uucp@ccs.carleton.ca Ottawa, Ontario The bird of the day is .... Barraband's Parakeet CANADA K1G 3Z4