Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!iuvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!symcom!wheeler
From: wheeler@symcom.math.uiuc.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Mac II C compiler ?'s
Message-ID: <17300001@symcom>
Date: Fri, 6-Nov-87 12:43:00 EST
Article-I.D.: symcom.17300001
Posted: Fri Nov  6 12:43:00 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 11-Nov-87 06:29:41 EST
Lines: 35
Nf-ID: #N:symcom:17300001:000:1297
Nf-From: symcom.math.uiuc.EDU!wheeler    Nov  6 11:43:00 1987


I'm a new Mac II owner and I'm looking for advice/information on which
C compiler to buy. 

I, of course, want access to the color routines and hopefully the
documentation of the compiler will give information on how to use
them.

Secondly, I saw some floating point benchmarks in a recent Byte article.
One C compiler used the 68881 directly and was remarkably faster than
another compiler which went through SANE. I can imagine situations
where speed is more important than the accuracy provided by the IEEE
standard.  Whereas other situations would absolutely require IEEE
standard routines.  What I'm trying to say is that I would like a C
compiler that supported some sort of compiler option which would allow
you to compile using SANE or by going to the 68881 directly. Something
similar to the FLOAT_OPTION environment variable on the Sun.

Lastly, do compilers for the Mac have something equivalent to "make"?

What books are available and required for getting the most out of the
Mac in terms of the user interface?      

I almost forgot.  The compiler should be installable on my hard disk.

Thanks for any comments or suggestions.  If possible please include
prices.              

Ferrell Wheeler
University of Illinois
Department of Mathematics

wheeler@symcom.math.uiuc.edu