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From: n62@nikhefh.hep.nl (Klamer Schutte)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: C-compiler for ST (info needed)
Summary: Try Turbo C
Keywords: fast C ST
Message-ID: <210@nikhefh.hep.nl>
Date: 12 Jun 89 11:03:17 GMT
References: <872@tukki.jyu.fi>
Reply-To: Schutte@nikhefh.hep.nl (Klamer Schutte)
Organization: Nikhef-H, Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
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In article <872@tukki.jyu.fi> suhonen@tukki.jyu.fi (Timo Suhonen) writes:
> I'm going to buy (or copy a PD or ShareWare) C-compiler for my
> ST. I have 520ST with 1M RAM, 20M HD and B&W monitor. Features
> of a C-compiler I need are:
>
>   - fast graphics
>   - compact and FAST code
>   - fast math libraries
>
> If there is an easy way to write inline-assembly and access to
> system variables I can write graphic routines myself.
>
> Features I do not need (but which are welcome) are:
>
>  - fast compiler
>  - (source code) debugger 

A compiler you really should consider is TURBO C from Borland / Heimsoeth (???)
This is a german company; also all its documentation is in german.
The code is very fast; standard no assembler and debugger but separate
available. Assembly is not often needed as it has extensive libraries.

One drawback: its math libraries can't be to fast, as all fp calculations
are done in 80 bit IEEE format(i.e. extende format).

I just have this compiler a few days, but i am impressed by its speed
( both of the compiler and, but espescially, of the produced code).

Klamer.

PS I am not connected to the producer of the compiler
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