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From: c164-1bj@cordelia.berkeley.edu (Jonathan Dubman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Request for Compiler Info
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Date: Sun, 18-Oct-87 20:55:22 EDT
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I am planning on purchasing a C compiler in the near future.  I have been
using a friend's old Lattice 3.03 but I want a legitimate compiler for
development work.  (On PD software, for now!)

Having gained little from the objective reviews ("Both are good systems...")
I am interested in religious statements from any owners of MANX and Lattice,
especially from those who have seen Lattice 4.0 in action.  Unless the flame
is low, please mail such statements PRIVATELY.  I know people enjoy
espousing the virtues of their favorite compilers, but few people enjoy
reading about them.

Particular questions:

	-Does Manx really use a different object file format?  Are there any
	 provisions for going back and forth between standard and Manx formats?

	-What are the respective upgrade policies?  Since Manx uses different
	 include files, how soon after the release of 1.3 can I expect the
	 new includes and libraries?

	-What are the classes of source code incompatibility?

	-Size of code? Speed of compilation? Provisions for LARGE programs?
	 (i.e. Make utility included, etc.)  Scatter-loading?  Overlays?
	 Assembler included?  68010/68020/68881 provisions in compiler and
	 assembler?  Overviews of compiler options?

	-How about the documentation?  (Great flame category.)

There are probably some people who love writing replies to this sort of thing.
I hope to hear from you.

	*&(Jonathan Dubman)