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Title: Re: Aztec C
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.244
Posted: Mon Dec  6 21:46:55 1982
Received: Tue Dec  7 07:15:45 1982

>From teklabs!tekcrd!tekmdp!kennethw@Ucb-C70  Mon Dec  6 21:40:47 1982
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In-Reply-To: Your news article ucbvax.208 of Sat Dec  4 01:22:24 1982
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	I have the AZTEC C compiler for the HDOS system.  The
compiler itself seems to be quite good and generates fast code.
My benchmarks show that it is faster than BDS in running the BYTE
prime number benchmark.   The library is quite complete and does
support all the normal file I/O features.  The output source code
of the compiler can also be assembled using an M80 compiler if desired.

	Now for the bad news!  The support of this product stinks.
There are several small problems in the library (you can't write to the
line printer, for example) and I have been totally unable to get
any help out of MANX software on the problems.  I am also unable to fix
the problems since there library program does not work.

	I have called and written to MANX several times and have received
either no answer or a very nasty one.  They just are not willing to support
there compiler, which is too bad because it is basically a good product.

	I would like to hear any other comments on the AZTEC compiler myself,
especially if someone has managed to get the compiler working.
Please post any useful information to the net.  Thanks very much.

			Ken West
			TEKTRONIX
			Box 4600
			Beaverton Oregon 97075
			(503) 629-1533