Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!sunee!erick From: erick@sunee.waterloo.edu (Erick Engelke) Subject: Re: C compiler for 386 or 486 Message-ID: <1991Apr24.162212.12757@sunee.waterloo.edu> Keywords: i80386,i80486,instruction set,c compiler Organization: University of Waterloo References: Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1991 16:22:12 GMT Lines: 25 In article mjnkowcz@unix1.tcd.ie (Maciej Jankowicz) writes: > > The PC's using 386 or 486 CPU are present for some time, but >I don't know about any C compilers which are able to generate code >suitable for them to get the best of the machine. For example Turbo >C can toggle only between 86/88 and 186/286 instruction sets. The Watcom 386 compiler is very good. Novell sellected it as their 386 compiler. You will still have to buy a DOS extender or their very pricy version which includes the extender. They also have a recently released p-code option to dramtically reduce the size of non-critical components by generating fast p-code rather than assembly language. C 8.0 / 386 $895 C 8.0 / 386 prof $1295 C 8/0/386/prof/with extender $1790 I have no affiliation with Watcom, and I used to be unimpressed with their work. Their new C development systems are not as pretty as Borland, but they generate very good, very fast code, and I highly recommend them. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erick Engelke Watstar Computer Network Watstar Network Guy University of Waterloo Erick@Development.Watstar.UWaterloo.ca (519) 885-1211 Ext. 2965