Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!rutgers!att!occrsh!uokmax!randy
From: randy@uokmax.UUCP (Longshot)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: C Language for Commodore 64/128
Keywords: Looking fo C compiler
Message-ID: <1825@uokmax.UUCP>
Date: 3 Oct 88 04:09:05 GMT
References: <1520@nunki.usc.edu>
Reply-To: randy@uokmax.UUCP (Longshot)
Organization: University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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In article <1520@nunki.usc.edu> aliu@nunki.usc.edu (Alejandro Liu) writes:
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^Hi to all the people in the net!
^I was thinking about buying a C Language compiler for the
^Commodore 64/128 (I have a 64 but soon I will have a 128)
^And I have some questions about it:
^      1) Which one is the best one? I have heard
^         comments about Super C and Power C.

Power C is definately what you want.

^      2) Are they compatible for  64 and 128  (I
^         mean, do I need  a  different  compiler
^         for each machine?)

Power C comes with 2 disks-- one for each system. Super C is ~60 dollars for
each system.

^      3) How big is the object file?

A program I wrote to print C files with the special characters on my dot-matrix
was 36 blocks under Super C, and 9 under Power C.

^      4) Is the object file created by the  pro-
^         gram copyrighted?

No in both cases.

^      5) Is it cheap or Public Domain?

Power C was $39.95 last I heard. Updates, anyone?

^      6) Does it allow portability to  and  from
^         other system? Does it have a linker and
^         accepts "include" files?

Within reason, or, so to speak, as portable/compatible with the outside world
as any CBM-related beast.

^      7) How good is the documentation?

Good if you already know C, but don't expect a C tutorial.

^I really need a C compiler, but I wouldn't just jump in-
^to the first compiler I see.  The thing that I am  look-
^ing for here is a cheap, reliable and portable language.
^(No I don't plan to write UNIX for  C-64, I am not  that
^smart, yet!)
^
^                    aliu@nunki.usc.edu (Alejandro Liu)

As I said to begin with, go with Power C. There are several caveats and bugs
that others have found. Maybe someone will post an updated list. I could use
such a list myself.

Randy
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Randy J. Ray			       University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
randy@uokmax.uucp			Ignore what I say. OU does...
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