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From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: GNU's ANSI C compiler
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Date: 29 May 89 23:09:37 GMT
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Update re: GNU ANSI C for the Amiga ...

1) I have been informed by one person that a partial port has been completed.
   HOWEVER, the indication is that only the pre-processor has been brought up
   so far (and no indication of whether more work will be spent on the other
   portions of the compiler system).  Concern was expressed regarding the
   various libraries, assembler, etc. that one would need.

   My answer:  the Native Developer Update is available from CATS; among the
   included items are the header files and `amiga.lib'.   Several assemblers
   are available either PD or freely-redistributable, and commercially.  And
   a number of support library sources are available PD, such as what
   accompanies the KCC (Kok Chen C) compiler originally from Stanford University
   and now from SRI-International (via Ken Harrenstein); the KCC compiler
   package also includes Fred Fish's sources to his complex math library (NOTE:
   "complex" meaning "x+iy" numbers and not just difficult code! :-)

2) (red-faced) I was informed by another person the "large" compiler model of
   Lattice 5.02 does not have the 512-byte "#define" limit.  In my defense, I
   only ordered the 5.02 and c++ on May 1, and with their arrival several days
   later and with the arrival of Pro-Net/-Board, I've a *LOT* of new material
   to assimilate.  :-)

Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]