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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 11:03:45 +0800
From: Leath Muller <leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au>
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To: BRENTON BILLS <n1868209 AT sparrow DOT qut DOT edu DOT au>
CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Ideas for DJGPP.
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> Newcomers to programming can get a great deal of information from reading
> other peoples source code, getting ideas about style formatting etc. One
> of the great disapointments is when the code that should compile does not
> compile straight of, I personally think that there is a need for a guide
> for showing people the differences between the Major comercial C/C++
> compilers such as Watcom C and Turbo C so that people can see the subtle
> differences, and can change the code they are looking at to accomodate.

Is this in relation to anything in particular? Are you saying that code
made w/ DJGPP doesn't compiler straight away? The only problem I have
ever had of this sort w/ DJGPP is when something is written for version
1.x,
and I try to compile it for 2.x... Or trying to compile something made
for
2.0 with 2.x (and only allegro, and only 2 lines... :) This is the same
w/ just about everything! Try and compile the Wolfenstein code w/
Borland 4.5... :)

As for showing the differences between the major compilers, I really
have
to ask why? If someone isn't coding in Ansi C, it must be assumed that
they have a rough idea of what they are coding. If they understand and
know
what they are coding, such as inline asm, it is generally easy to move
between the differing compilers... well, I found this anyway...
 
> This is the reason that most newcomers go to a comercial compiler.

The reason most people go to a commercial compiler is: Quality. People
expect quality out of something they pay for. As I have found out, when
it comes to compilers - this is crap. Borland sux _BIG_ time. DJGPP is
free, and most people have the attitude "Ha! Free? Must be crap!" which
is completely incorrect on the part of DJGPP, this is the best compiler
I have ever used in respect to: customer support, backup, and
assistance...
:)
 
Leathal.