From:	Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: What do you use DJGPP for???
Date:	Thu, 10 Jul 1997 16:25:52 -0400
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> I was wondering what everyone use DJGPP for?   A lot of people use >compilers
> like Borland C++, Etc..  Why do you use DJGPP?
Let me put it this way: Why do you use Borland? WHY NOT DJGPP?
what do the others have that DJGPP does not (*)? You get nice fast code,
a good portability to UNIX, great help online, plus you don't have to
pay hundreds off dollars for it etc. (should I mention the great libs
that come for DJGPP, ie. Allegro?)

(*) I know: people are gonna argue that 
1) with the other commercial compilers you get Windows support.
ANSWER:get rsx. (or lcc-win32). The Borland compiler supports OWL which,
even if it is superior, it will slowly die because it is not from
microsoft, and the others support MFC which DOES come from microsoft,
meaning it's a lot harder and crappier... plus I don't like windoze
so...DJGPP fits me like a glove.
2) Watcom comes with a pentium optimiser. ANSWER: PCG. coming soon to a
theatre near you...
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