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From: singer@endor.harvard.edu (Rich Siegel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Does the Lightspeed C v. 3.0 debugger require 2 Mbytes to run?!
Keywords: LSC source debugger, 2 Megabytes of memory?!
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Date: 10 Oct 88 08:55:22 GMT
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In article <5045@saturn.ucsc.edu> bushnel@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Bill Bushnell) writes:
>	What I would like to know is this:  Will I be able to run all the
>features of Lightspeed C on my 1 Mbyte SE, or do I really have to spend the
>hundreds of dollars for a memory upgrade to properly use all the features of
>the package?  Is Lightspeed C such a good deal already that even if I can't
>use the source-level debugger, is it still worth it?  I've used Lightspeed
>Pascal and Turbo Pascal, and I find I much prefer Lightspeed Pascal because
>of the source-level debugging capabilities.  How similar is the Lightspeed C
>interface to the Lightspeed Pascal interface?  Can I use Lightspeed Pascal
>libraries in my Lightspeed C programs and visa-versa?

	In order to make effective use of the debugger, you need to have at
least two MB, and the more memory you have, the better things will work
(I have 2.5MB in my Plus, which seems to be quite comfortable).

	However, theother features that make LightspeedC great - fast 
compilation, instant linking, project management, auto-make, fast editor - do
not require more than 1 MB unless you want to run LightspeedC under
MultiFinder.

	The interface to LightspeedC's debugger is considerably different
than the interface to Lightspeed Pascal's debugger; the C source debugger
is a newer creation than the Pascal debugger, and is in some ways more
refined, but since it runs as separate task under MultiFinder, the debugger
isn't as seamless as the Pascal debugger.


	Right now, you can't use Pascal libraries in C projects, but the
upcoming release of Pascal will support the direct inclusion of C libraries
(and MPW .O files) into projects.

	Even if you don't have the memory, LightspeedC would still be a good
move, and you can always save your pennies auntil you have enough to buy
an inexpensive upgrade (the Dove MacSnap 2SE seems to work OK).

		--Rich

Rich Siegel
Staff Software Developer
THINK Technologies Division, Symantec Corp.
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