From: keys AT mnsinc DOT com (Paul Speed)
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Subject: Re: The numer 1 compiler, DJGPP or MSVC Here's a good rating comparision
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Vic (tudor AT cam DOT org) wrote:
: Ron Natalie wrote:
: > 
: > Vic wrote:
: > >
: > > > Besides the Game Quake, professionals don't use free compileres --
: > > this is a ridiculous statement. the majority of UNIXes is based on GCC,
: > > right? so how can you say professionals don't use free compilers?
: > 
: > How can you say the majority of UNIXes are based on GCC.  Maybe the
: > majority of cheap PC UNIX clones, but the rest usually use a better
: > compiler than GCC.
: like? please tell me...I'm really curious. The compiler makers I know
: are Zortech, Borland, Microsoft ,FSF + maybe some others I don't know
: about (maybe I'm just ignorant, right?) but FSF (GCC) is the only one I
: know that makes a compiler for so many platforms (OH, OK, guys like IBM
: might make compilers for their own workstations or systems too)
: so please tell me, who is this company that makes a better compiler for
: so many "not so cheap PC based UNIXes" ?? I thought GCC was a standard
: in the unix world...

	Yes, GCC is a standard in the Unix world.  I've never worked on a 
Unix platform that we didn't use it on.

: BTW what in the world do you mean by "cheap PC UNIX clone" ? do you mean
: free-BSD or linux? they're good OSs, you know...and yes, gcc is a
: standard on those...
: (the others: sorry for the babbling, but it's late and I ate too many
: Rum based cookies...:)
: -- 
: --> http://www.cam.org/~tudor <--
: chief,don't turn on the turbine 'cause I'm insideeeeeeee....


	I think GCC is pretty standardly available for just about every 
OS.  So if you like command line compiles, make files, and familiarity it 
is kind of nice.

	-Paul