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From: drc@Apple.COM (Dennis R. Cohen)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2
Subject: Re: Which Modula2 compiler for Macintosh?
Message-ID: <51604@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 17 Apr 91 15:28:02 GMT
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robol@cs.vu.nl (Laan R J) writes:

>I'm thinking of buying a Modula-2 compiler for the Macintosh.
>The obvious question: which one should I buy?
>( I'm not using MPW, so it should be a standalone compiler.)
>I've just read about the Metrowerks compiler in ApdaLog. Is
>it any good?

If you want a stand-alone compiler, it is your sole choice at the moment.  All
other compilers (at least the commercial/supported ones) have disappeared.  It
is a quite acceptable compiler -- the editor is minimalist, the source debugger
is adequate.  You are limited to creating applications and "vanilla Modula-2"
programs, there is no support for creation of DAs, INITs, cdevs, XCMDs, etc.
Support is good, documentation is good.

There is also a shareware (freeware?) compiler by Tim Myers that is available
via anonymous ftp from the apple.com VAX -- it is called MacLogimoPlus and
can be located in /pub/ArchiveVol2/Modula2-mlp.

You should, however, consider either the MetroWerks MPW edition or the p1
(also MPW-based) if you want to do "real" development.  I'm not certain on
the p1, but you can purchase the MetroWerks product (my personal choice)
with MPW included in the package.

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