From:	firewind <firewind AT metroid DOT dyn DOT ml DOT org>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Watcom vs DJGPP
Date:	4 Nov 1997 01:27:39 GMT
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Fabrice ILPONSE <fabrice AT asim DOT lip6 DOT fr> wrote:
> Hi!

> 	WATCOM can create DOS code but the editors are under windows!

Why would you develop under Windows if you intended your application to be
run under DOS?

> 	WATCOM programs are faster than DJGPP ones!

Aha! This is an assumption, most likely an incorrect one. What is the basis
for this statement?

> 	Why?
> 	I'm looking for the reason.
> 	PS: the generated code of djgpp is certainly better than the watcom
> code.

Well, apparently you think you already know the reason ('Whatcom generates
"better" code') so why are you asking?

The answer is that, frankly, you can't draw any strict conclusion. Whatcom
may do something faster or more efficient than DJGPP in one situation,
and slower in another.

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