OpenEuphoria

Re: Compiler status

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at ATTCANADA.NET> Jul 07, 2000
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Bernie Ryan writes:
>  Hi Rolf:
>  Looks like you will be the only one that will be able to test and
>  use the Euphoria compiler, the rest of us will have to wait until
>  Rob gets around using a compiler that the rest of us can purchase,
>  since WATCOM is a unavailable compiler.

Bernie, for someone who initially opposed the idea
of making a compiler, you sure sound heart-broken at
having to wait a while before using it.

In addition to Rolf and a few others I know who have WATCOM
for DOS and Windows, the initial release will be usable by
*every* person who has Linux, and they won't have to
purchase anything, since they all have GNU C installed
on their systems.

Not too long after that, I hope to support GNU C on DOS.
Again, no purchase necessary.

Other C compilers will follow. The Euphoria compiler
itself will require almost zero change in supporting a
new C compiler, but the Euphoria runtime library that
you link with will have to be rebuilt with a few #ifdef's.
The biggest issue for DOS32 with non-WATCOM compilers,
will be the lack of the WATCOM graphics library.
Alternatives such as Pete's "Neil" graphics library exist.
I've successfully compiled to C, and run,
Neil-based Euphoria programs.

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com