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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:	Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:	Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:	FUNYET::ANDERSON

Created:	Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:	Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1433
Total number of notes:	10312

1310.0. "What C compiler should I choose" by BACHUS::PIRLET () Mon Sep 21 1992 15:55

	I am looking for a C compiler Ansi compatible. I like it to
have an easy, friendly user interface... GNU C, Uemacs and GDB is not quite
user friendly.

	I have two software I cannot decide: Pure C and Lattice C.

	I am after a compiler that would have a good debugging tool. I would
like both source level and instruction level.

	 Idealy it should support the new Falcon machine and should be able
to produce 68000 and/or 68030 code.

	I have heard a lot of good thinks about pure C, BUT i do not speak 
german at all. Note 1282 discuss about the product. 

	I have not heard a lot about Lattice C except that it exist and is
from Hisoft. 

	Anybody with experience on Lattice C to compare with Pure C?

	Thanks in advance.

	Louis Richard

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1310.1	Have you read previous notes on C compilers?	YNGSTR::WALLACE		`Tue Sep 22 1992 14:53`	5
	A 'DIR /TITLE = COMPILER' reveals note 1097 discussing C compilers in general and note 1100 discussing ANSI C compilers. Not sure if either will answer your question, but you may find something usefull in the discussions. Ray
1310.2	Go with Pure C.	PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ	Jeffrey A. Lomicka	`Tue Sep 22 1992 17:12`	16
	I don't speak one word of German, but I find that Pure C is the best code development environment I have ever used on any system. If you know C, you simply don't need the manuals. (Bear in bind that I abandoned the Atari and now do all development on a Macintosh using Think C. Pure C is MUCH better!, and that's with German manuals.) Everything you reallty need to know is in an English language document written by Dan Wilga that comes with the US version from Gribnif. Although the help is German, you can still use it to look up the parameter lists to all the system services and library routines. The rest of the user interface is in english. If you are around Massachusetts somewhere, I could give you a demo.
1310.3		PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ	Jeffrey A. Lomicka	`Tue Sep 22 1992 17:15`	2
	ELF tells me you are in Belgium, so you would not be likely to have access to Dan Wilga's document. I could probabally get you a copy.
1310.4	I said Lattice C, I heard the voice of silence (me)	BACHUS::PIRLET		`Wed Sep 23 1992 09:41`	17
	Thanks Ray, thanks Jeffrey I did look through every note that was talking about compilers... I have not been able to find about Lattice C from hisoft (I think it is version 5.5 that is ANSI, and I think the product is quite different in between v3 and v5...). All the other notes do comment about Lattice v3. Yes Jeffrey I am from Belgium and in between UK and Germany so both products are available, or rather could be ordered without troubles. I have yet to find some daeler who knows about compiler...(same everywhere, and same for any machine, included "compatible" I guess I know a lot more about compiler than average dealer...ho well) I guess I will turn to Pure C as entousiam (spelling??) seems a lot higher for this product...(And I may have more chance to get help.) Louis Richard
1310.5	Lattice C V5.xx??	HADES::hilmar		`Fri Jan 29 1993 15:19`	11
	The problem with that german PURE-C is, that Borland still holds the licences for PURE-C, although this SW is (now) developed /maintained by PURE Software. Part of the negotiations between Borland and the Pure people was the agreement, that this software can only be sold in a german language version. What about Lattice C (v5.xx), sold by CCD here in Germany? Regards. / Hilmar.