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From: hcmutt@hpcllld.HP.COM (Harry Muttart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: M2S Modula-2
Message-ID: <6790019@hpcllld.HP.COM>
Date: 27 Apr 89 00:19:49 GMT
References: <17734@cisunx.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett Packard Calif. Language Lab
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I have not used M2S, but have $.02 to offer, anyway, regarding

> features, like an integrated text editor, single pass compiler, symbolic
> debugger (I want a source debugger!), ARexx ports and ARexx command mode
> in the compiler and linker, ARexx library, ARP library, C I/O library,
> "easy" library of Amiga resources like windows, menus, and gadgets, and
> source for the above libraries.  It sounds like a very nice system.  

My biases...  I am a TDI owner (through 2? 3? upgrades) and am suitably 
underwhelmed...  I am also desperate for a "decent development environment"
which includes a source level debugger (imho)...  The identifier completion
feature seems very attractive after typing lotsa  
LongModuleName.LongStructureName.DescriptiveName ...  I do not care for "C"...

My interpretation of the above offer which I received...  

   SOURCE LEVEL DEBUGGER...WOW! (pant, pant)... WAIT A DURN MINIT!!!  
   POSTMORTEM!!!?  (If you have used the earlier TDI postmortem debugger, you 
   might not expect a lot either).

   The editor appears to be yet another different editor to live with... not
   even based upon a commonly used PD Amiga editor (but could be wrong)...

   I am not sure that I trust TDI to actually support me if I am silly enough 
   to send them my money again...they were not responsive...


Final word...

   The elimination of ROM Kernal interface code (in most cases) is very
   attractive...I would also like to hear more...while I continue to use 
   Benchmark...

   Anyone heard if Avant Garde is planning on shipping a source level debugger
   any time soon?

Harry Muttart