Re: Voting begins on removing OpenWatcom support
- Posted by _tom (admin) Oct 26, 2012
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Is "removing OpenWatcom compiler support" the correct question?
On Linux the gcc compiler is usually pre-installed; run #euc# and you get a compiled program.
I suspect that Windows users only care about the same thing; run euc get a compiled program.
Comparing the performance of compilers (netbook N450 ):
| OS | Compiler | Installed size | compile time | executable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| win | openwatcom | 45 MB | 32 s | 695 KB |
| win | mingw | 167 | 106 s | 912 KB |
| linux | gcc | 79 s | 770 KB |
So Windows users get a good deal using OpenWatcom, as long as they do not need 64 bit.
As a Linux user trying out Windows I discovered that installing mingw is not that hard (thanks form members for the help.)
My question to Windows users:
- does OpenWatcom have compelling advantages for you?
- as long as a compiler is easy to install do you care which one it is?
- are you voting for a bundled Euphoria-compiler package or are you voting for the actual OpenWatcom compiler?
My choice is to drop OpenWatcom (Linux bias), thus less work for developers, thus making more happy developers--we all like happy developers.
