1. Which C compiler?
- Posted by lists at wordit.com
Jan 22, 2002
Since I'm checking out the Euphoria language primarily for speed
concerns I'd also like to try the C translator. The big question is
which C compiler to use. I have Mingw32 installed, but it is not
supported (mingw is gcc ported to Windows. See www.mingw.org).
What are the pros and cons of the supported compilers?
Thanks,
Marcus
2. Re: Which C compiler?
Marcus writes:
> Since I'm checking out the Euphoria language primarily for speed
> concerns I'd also like to try the C translator. The big question is
> which C compiler to use. I have Mingw32 installed, but it is not
> supported (mingw is gcc ported to Windows. See www.mingw.org).
>
> What are the pros and cons of the supported compilers?
Windows:
Lcc - pro: small download
- con: the -O optimize option is a bit flaky. You might
have to turn it off in a few cases if it gives error messages
- con: even with -O, the code produced is not as fast
as Borland or Watcom
- con: .dll's produced by the Translator only work with
main programs produced by the Translator for Lcc
- 99% compatible with Euphoria interpreter
Borland - pro: very fast compiles, with good code produced
- con: download is larger (and you have to fill out a form)
- pro: .dll's created by the Translator with Borland will
work with the
Euphoria interpreter
- 99% compatible with Euphoria interpreter
Watcom - not sold anymore, open source version is not available
for new users yet
- pro: very good code produced
- pro: 100% compatible with the Euphoria interpreter,
including any Euphoria .dll's that you create
Conclusion: If you don't already have Watcom, get Borland.
DOS:
If you don't have Watcom, get DJGPP.
DJGPP's code quality is almost as good,
and it's 99% compatible with the Euphoria interpreter.
Linux:
No choice - use GCC, which is part of a normal Linux installation.
Regards,
Rob Craig
Rapid Deployment Software
http://www.RapidEuphoria.com
3. Re: Which C compiler?
- Posted by lists at wordit.com
Jan 22, 2002
Robert, many Thanks for the review of C compilers. I think it would be
useful information on the web site. Considering MSVC is probably the
most widespread compiler on Windows(?), only few people would know
which other one to choose.
Btw, I'm not encouraging supporting MSVC. I think it's good you are
supporting open source and cost free compilers. I have MSVC 5.0 and
there is a bug in the linker. MS *does not* offer the service pack to
fix that bug to users of the Learning Edition like me. So you have a
product that still cost $125 at the time, with a serious show stopping
bug, and no patch. Pretty ugly don't you think?
Marcus
On 22.01.02 at 12:06 Robert Craig wrote:
>Windows:
> Lcc - pro: small download
> - con: the -O optimize option is a bit flaky. You might
> have to turn it off in a few cases if it gives error
>messages
> - con: even with -O, the code produced is not as fast
> as Borland or Watcom
> - con: .dll's produced by the Translator only work with
> main programs produced by the Translator for Lcc
> - 99% compatible with Euphoria interpreter
>
> Borland - pro: very fast compiles, with good code produced
> - con: download is larger (and you have to fill
out a
>form)
> - pro: .dll's created by the Translator with
Borland
>will work with the
> Euphoria interpreter
> - 99% compatible with Euphoria interpreter
>
> Watcom - not sold anymore, open source version is not available
> for new users yet
> - pro: very good code produced
> - pro: 100% compatible with the Euphoria
>interpreter,
> including any Euphoria .dll's that you create
>
>Conclusion: If you don't already have Watcom, get Borland.
>
>DOS:
> If you don't have Watcom, get DJGPP.
> DJGPP's code quality is almost as good,
> and it's 99% compatible with the Euphoria interpreter.
>
>Linux:
> No choice - use GCC, which is part of a normal Linux
>installation.
>
>Regards,
> Rob Craig
> Rapid Deployment Software
> http://www.RapidEuphoria.com
>
>
>
4. Re: Which C compiler?
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/
Visit the page above.... Is free for personal use.... Remember... Is
not freeware... Is a C compiler... Not C++...
Be carefull with the Berkeley DB.... I must uninstall this one...
Saludos...
lists at wordit.com wrote:
>
>
> Since I'm checking out the Euphoria language primarily for speed
> concerns I'd also like to try the C translator. The big question is
> which C compiler to use. I have Mingw32 installed, but it is not
> supported (mingw is gcc ported to Windows. See www.mingw.org).
>
> What are the pros and cons of the supported compilers?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marcus
>
>
>
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