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From: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: C Compilers/Environments for the MAC SE
Message-ID: <2978@polyslo.UUCP>
Date: 30 May 88 19:51:16 GMT
References: <5968@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke)
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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In article <5968@cup.portal.com> Donald_B_Phillips@cup.portal.com writes:
>I am considering doing software development on the MAC SE.  I would like to
>know:
>     1) What C compiler/environments are available for the MAC.

         As far as I'm concerned there are two:
           1) Light Speed C from Think.  Good FAST c compiler with good support
              for the Macintosh programming enviroment.  The price includes a
              text editor, linker, and smart compiler.

           2) MPW C:  This is a tool extension to the Macintosh Programmers
              workshope.  The shell cost $200 and includes the assembler and
              linker. It is a Unix style shell complete with: Shell scripts,
              make files, and separate compilers.  The C compiler is $200
              extra after buying the shell.  Also a hard disk and memory
              upgrades are required to *REALLY* benifit from MPW.

         If you're looking for cheap, good, fast.  Light Speed C is it.
         If you want a really nice development enviroment that's not as fast
         as LSC, but offers extensive software tools MPW might be worthing 
         looking into.

>     2) Peoples good/bad experiences with same.

         Compilers on the Mac seem to do pretty well,  No major problems.

>     3) Portability of C code written for other micros.

         I really don't know.  But the Mac is so different from any other
         Machine that a lot of the tricks don't work.  In addition no other
         micro has over 800 system calls for supporting windows, mouse,
         graphics, ect...  The Macintosh is an amazingly complecated machine
         to program, not as easy as a PC or other micro's.

>     4) Good sources of information/books on problems/solutions for doing 
>        ports.

         I don't know.

>Please respond by EMail.  If there is enough interest, I'll post a summary.

  Sorry mail out of here is touch and go, so I posted it on the board to make
sure you got it.

-- 
David M. O'Rourke

Disclaimer: I don't represent the school.  All opinions are mine!