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From: mplevine@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Marshall P. Levine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Compilers: Lattice vs. Manx
Keywords: compilers, C, pascal, lattice, manx, aztec
Message-ID: <8467@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 16 May 89 21:26:22 GMT
Reply-To: mplevine@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Marshall P. Levine)
Organization: Department of Repetition Department, Princeton University
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I need to purchase a C compiler.  I have used Lattice 3.03 in the past, but
I am losing my access to it.  I hear that the newest versions of Lattice and
Manx are excellent.  However, I have heard reports of bugs in Lattice.  I am
looking for a compiler that will compile to assembly, profile my code, and
preferably have good debugging capabilities.  It would be nice to have a
322 byte source file compile into an executable file less than 12K (remember
Lattice 3.03?)  Which compiler should I get?  Rumor has it that Lattice 5.x
costs $500.  Price is a consideration.

If I get a C compiler that supports assembly, can I write assembly programs?
What about the .i files that come with assemblers?

I am also looking for a good PASCAL (contradiction?) compiler.  Does anyone
know if there are any bug-free PASCAL compilers on the amiga?


-- Marshall