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Subject: Re: C compiler questions (Mostly Ma
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Date: Fri, 21-Nov-86 18:14:00 EST
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/* Written 11:05 am  Nov 19, 1986 by higgin@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP in convex:comp.sys.amiga */
/* ---------- "Re: C compiler questions (Mostly Ma" ---------- */
In article <2118@pur-phy.UUCP> ng@pur-phy.UUCP (Giordano) writes:
>I am planning to purchase a C compiler...
>...I am heavily leaning towards Manx, based on its superior compile/link/run
>times as compared to Lattice.
>
>My questions are:
>
>(1) Manx Developers versus Commercial versions.  Is it worth it for someone
>like me to pay the extra money for the Commercial version?

>(2) Programs with large (usually) data segments.  How is Manx for these
>applications.

  The developer's version doesn't come with MAKE or VI (or several other
UNIX type commands) but you can get these off of most BBS's for free. (I
haven't seen a VI, but there are several EMACS running around). Why pay en
extra $100 dollars for it. The developers version does come with a debugger.