1. Re: Euphoria To C -- I\\\'m Back!
On Thu, 7 Sep 2000 16:18:34 -0700 Matthew Lewis <MatthewL at KAPCOUSA.COM>
wrote:
>OK, this is the first I've responded the drivel of our local K00k, but I
>can't resist any more...
>
>Mike The Spike spewed (only he really knows why):
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>> I'ts HUGE!
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>> It's SLOW!
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>> I used Watcom v 1.1 to compile the code, BTW.
>
>Jeez, how old is that? The latest version is what, 10.6 or something? For
>a guy who claims to be so interested in new technology, this sure makes you
>look pretty lame, but you already knew that.
>
>Not that I'm at all familiar with Watcom C/C++, but I'm surprised it
>actually compiled and linked under 1.1 (tho' I'm not convinced that you
>actually did anything other than complain to the listserv and blow some more
>vaporware around).
>
>It won't work, of course, but I have to ask: Please go away and talk about
>your Incredible Feats of Programming somewhere else. I'm sure there's
>someone on usenet at your level. Even if U4IA++ is real, I don't think it's
>worth all the randomness that you create around here.
>
>Matt
WTF?
Hey I made a typo.
Watcom 11, not 1.1.
Big deal.
Anyways, Robert, it took me 30 minutes of waiting just to compile Mic's
gouraud.ex with Watcom after being translated to C, when I finally gave up after
seeing that iy didn't get any further than the first source file.
Gouraud.ex's main.c is 400+ Kb! And many programs using asm.e have a main.c wich
is 400+ Kb aswell! It takes ages to compile all that code using Watcom. DJGPP and
LCC do the job much faster.
Also, don't rely on that freeware Watcom version, because I have a "freeware"
version (ie. that warez version posted by "Jason Leit") and it lacks windows
support, and some library dirs such as Causeway's. I had to mess around with
wlink.lnk and wsystem.lnk just to get small programs to compile. So don't expect
the freeware opensource version to be the full package.
And yes Rob, Pixel() is 2 to 4 times slower when translated to C using my (free)
version of Watcom 11.
Infact, my "compiled" version of that small benchmark I posted locked up
sometimes. Plus, some programs comp^lain about not being able to allocate memory,
there not being enough free RAM, and some programs just come crashing down in
flames.
Basically, from the 20 programs I tried to translate, only 4 worked perfectly.
Mike The Spike
PS. DJGPP support was a better option. Watcom is DEAD. And for a good reason.
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