From:	libolt AT goodnet DOT com (Mike McLean)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: DJGPP vs Borland C++
Date:	27 Jan 1997 15:48:01 -0700
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[SNIP]
>
> Point in hand, Borland C++ targets DOS16, DOS32, WIN3x, WIN95, OS/2,
> and NT while GCC targets DOS32 only. Therefore Borland has a lot more
> code to screw-up, and that doesn't consider the IDE, and other tools it
> comes with. GCC and DJGPP are as buggy as the old Borland DOS based
> systems were. Large software packages are going to have bugs, there
> is no way around it. Borland products are not excesively buggy. They
> got that reputation because they admit they have bugs and release
> patches unlike varoius other vendors. Both products are worth having
> in your arsenal of tools, Borland's for its range of platforms if
> nothing else.

if you consider EMX, and Cygnus GNU-Win32 then GCC targets Dos32,
Win32, and OS/2 on the PC.  Not to mention the other systems GCC runs
on

just my 2 cents :)

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