From:	Elliott Oti <e DOT oti AT stud DOT warande DOT ruu DOT nl>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Is djgpp better than Watcom C?
Date:	Wed, 16 Oct 1996 09:02:58 -0700
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Ian Mausolus wrote:
> 
> I'd like to know if DJGPP is better/superior to Watcom C, and if you think
> it is why?  I'm considering switching but only if it is actually worth it!

Switch? Go ahead and try them both, if you already have Watcom; djgpp is 
free. With a little careful coding and a few #ifdefs you can write code that
will compile on both. Aside from inline asm and interrupt handlers the two
work pretty much the same.
Advantage Watcom: you can program for Windows too.
Advantage djgpp: fastest-growing Dos compiler around.
For the rest they're pretty much the same.

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