From: Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org>
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Subject: Re: The numer 1 compiler, DJGPP or MSVC  Here's a good rating comparision
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 21:21:25 -0400
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Ron Natalie wrote:
> 
> Vic wrote:
> >
> > > Besides the Game Quake, professionals don't use free compileres --
> > this is a ridiculous statement. the majority of UNIXes is based on GCC,
> > right? so how can you say professionals don't use free compilers?
> 
> How can you say the majority of UNIXes are based on GCC.  Maybe the
> majority of cheap PC UNIX clones, but the rest usually use a better
> compiler than GCC.
like? please tell me...I'm really curious. The compiler makers I know
are Zortech, Borland, Microsoft ,FSF + maybe some others I don't know
about (maybe I'm just ignorant, right?) but FSF (GCC) is the only one I
know that makes a compiler for so many platforms (OH, OK, guys like IBM
might make compilers for their own workstations or systems too)
so please tell me, who is this company that makes a better compiler for
so many "not so cheap PC based UNIXes" ?? I thought GCC was a standard
in the unix world...
BTW what in the world do you mean by "cheap PC UNIX clone" ? do you mean
free-BSD or linux? they're good OSs, you know...and yes, gcc is a
standard on those...
(the others: sorry for the babbling, but it's late and I ate too many
Rum based cookies...:)
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