From: "Smith A. Cat" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Is djgpp better than Watcom C? Date: 6 Nov 1996 20:39:01 -0700 Organization: Blue Square Laboratories Lines: 38 Message-ID: <328168B2.43F5@primenet.com> References: <55aimb$734 AT news1 DOT sunbelt DOT net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp yep yep wrote: > stuff that makes me wonder if he codes or just worries. but seriously, (hoping i'm not coming at this thread real late and looking like a shmuck, but what the hell...) watcom uses dos4gw for 32bit support. dos4gw is really a slow loader. depending on what your up to it can be irritatingly slow. point for DJGPP. DJGPP seems to compile MY programs rreeaall ssslllooowww. watcom will compile a little program (yeah, i mostly write little coupla' hunnert liners- so i guess i'm not a real programmer.) real quick. i often find myself developing in 16 bit mode and then linking with dos4gw near the end to save those critical 10 or 20 seconds in a day of coding (yes, i'm serious, i'm really impatient when i'm coding. probably cause someone is standing behind me waiting for the binary.) point for watcom DJGPP is really a more complete programming environment, what with FLEX, BISON, SED, and so forth as part of the "package". to me this implies more thoughtfullness on the part of the packager. point for DJGPP watcom has got most all the libraries you *need* for most little coding jobs (except when it comes to serial comm, a strange oversight) and allows you to make cute little window packages of your already complete programs for your misguided users who only do windows. DJGPP makes you kinda go on a hunting expedition, and then you have to evaluate what you come up with, and integrate it into your environment, and sometimes this is much better. split this point GNAT seems to be a really well developed OO package, and goes seamlessly with DJGPP, and since i find C++ opaque (here i'm gonna get booed!) i find this sort of attractive... well, make of this what you will. smith