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Subject: Re: Let's C
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Date: Sat, 7-Feb-87 11:32:02 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb  7 11:32:02 1987
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> Does anyone have experience with the "Let's C" compiler and CSD debugger
> from Mark Williams Co.? There was a rather favorable review of it in
> the August BYTE, but I'd like to hear from someone who's actually using
> it. 

I have both the Mark Williams "Let's C" and the ECO C-88 C Compiler
by Ecosoft.  I have stopped using the Mark Williams compiler because I
find the Ecosoft compiler to be much superior.   The MW compiler does
not produce standard MS-DOS .OBJ files so you have to use their own
linker - this makes it difficult to link in foreign binaries such as
assembly code unless you purchase their private assembler which is
not provided with "Let's C"

The Ecosoft compiler is a complete implementation (the latest release
includes bit fields) and has a number of other nice features such as
tiered error checking (many lint-like checks), the new ANSI standard
feature called "prototyping" for catching errors in function arguments,
and a very complete library including many "UN*X like" system calls.
You can optionally generate MASM compatible assembly files, another
thing the MW compiler cannot do.

The kicker is that all this costs less than "Let's C"  When I last checked
"Let's C" was $79.95, the latest Ecosoft compiler is $59.95

Feel free to contact me for more information, or contact Ecosoft at
1-800-952-0472 (orders) or 1-317-255-6476 (technical info).

Disclaimer:  I have no connection with Mark Williams Company or Ecosoft
other than as a very satisfied customer.

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