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From: stroyan@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Mike Stroyan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Choosing an Amiga C Compiler
Message-ID: <5500010@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 88 07:12:09 GMT
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>This issue has  probably  been  discussed  before  with  religous
>incantations, but what is the C compiler of choice for the Amiga?

>Lattice  claims  that  they  have  the   official   sanction   of
>Commodore-Amiga  while  Manx  describes  a  superior  programming
>environment.  Does anyone have any  recommendations  for  a  two-
>floppy  A-500  with  2.5M  of  internal  memory?

I have only used the Manx compiler, and so can't comment on which
compiler is best.  However, I will heartily recommend that you get VD0
and Facc from ASDG to compliment whichever compiler you choose.  With
2.5M of memory, they make the compile/debug cycle much faster than a
compiler on its own.

Mike Stroyan, [hplabs!]hpfcla!stroyan