From: "Stefan Viljoen" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: watcom c/c++ vs djgpp? Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 21:18:28 +0300 Organization: The South African Internet Exchange Message-ID: <7t32f2$m62$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: pc36-01-p38.nt.saix.net X-Trace: ctb-nnrp2.saix.net 938806562 22722 155.239.194.38 (1 Oct 1999 19:36:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse AT saix DOT net NNTP-Posting-Date: 1 Oct 1999 19:36:02 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Lines: 38 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Frayn Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 6:25 AM Subject: watcom c/c++ vs djgpp? > Hi there. I'm at the time in development, where I must choose a 32-bit > DOS based compiler to develop my future games in. > > I previously used BC++ 3.1 f/ 16-bit dos. I guess everybody here uses > djgpp, so my question is this: > > Why djgpp over Watcom? Any and all opinions would be appreciated. Well, for me it is one factor - price. I cannot spend the hundreds (or thousands) I'll need to pay in my local currency for Watcom. Along with that, I sincerely believe DJGPP's "after sales support" (if you can term it that for a free compiler) is 100% better, it is regularly updated, has diversified widely (GCC on which it is based is widely used on almost all unix implementations) it has a good track record (i. e. Quake was coded in it) it produced fast code, is very stable, well debugged, etc - I have used it extensively for a hobbist programmer and I have NEVER had ANY trouble that could be attributed to a buggy compiler, preproccessor, assembler or whatever. Plus, tips and techniques for doing almost anything, from sound programming to high resolution hi color programming is widely and very importantly FREELY available - which I am quite sure does not apply to watcom in most instances. This message courtesy of RylanNet rylan AT intekom DOT co DOT za http://home.intekom.com/rylan/ -- StarWars for ever!.