Date:	Wed, 9 Jun 1999 11:46:37 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Steve Ball <steve AT effectivejava DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: ECGS, DJGPP & GCC -- what's the difference
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On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Steve Ball wrote:

> Can someone explain to me in simple terms what the difference between these
> three compilers are? DJGPP is based on GCC isn't it? And ECGS too?

DJGPP is not a compiler, it's a project.  It uses a port of GCC as its 
compiler.  EGCS is an improved version of GCC; a DJGPP port of EGCS 
exists as well.  The next GCC version will be based on EGCS, so the 
dichotomy will disappear.

> Was the migration of GCC to DOS (producing DJGPP) a one-time thing or can I
> upgrade the GCC component of DJGPP to take advantage of the latest GCC
> features?

This depends on how well are DJGPP-specific patches incorporated into the 
official GNU distribution.

> Also, are ECGS and DJGPP "competing" DOS UNIX-style compilers?

No, see above.

> Does ECGS have a RHIDE equivalent?

RHIDE has no direct connection to GCC, except that it was historically  
developed by a DJGPP user.  You can use any programmer's editor with 
DJGPP, and the same goes for EGCS.  RHIDE is not part of the cpompiler.

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