Message-ID: <5337D585DDD3D111996B0008C728F07DA42A63@PA00FSR01> From: Nick DiToro To: "'djgpp AT delorie DOT com'" Subject: RE: WATCOM vs. DJGPP Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 10:43:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01BFFBC6.DED82C8E" Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFFBC6.DED82C8E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" No longer offered. See below link. http://www.sybase.com/products/archivedproducts/watcomc/ If you can find it, the 11.0a version had some STL support and good template support as well. I was not able to get the profiler working, though. -----Original Message----- From: Giacomo Degli Esposti [mailto:pad2369 AT iperbole DOT bologna DOT it] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 9:07 AM To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: WATCOM vs. DJGPP Stefan Viljoen wrote: > > Tony wrote in message > news:8m4077$bhi$2 AT news DOT clinet DOT fi... > > Is Watcom faster than DJGPP? > > Should i buy Watcom or download DJGPP. > > Watcom is kinda expensive and DJGPP can only compile to DOS. > > > > Suggest something.. > > I heard Watcom's supporting company is out of business...? This is true. Sybase/Powersoft published Optima++ which was based on Watcom 11.0 c++ compiler. The have stopped supporting it officially for a couple of years. This means that it could be difficult to find a place where you can buy it and, most important, it will not be upgraded to recent c++ features. > Anyway, get DJGPP - you will NOT find better end-user support anywhere... I agree! ciao Giacomo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Giacomo Degli Esposti - pad2369 AT iperbole DOT bologna DOT it ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFFBC6.DED82C8E Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: WATCOM vs. DJGPP

No longer offered.  See below link.

http://www.sybase.com/products/archivedproducts/watcom= c/

If you can find it, the 11.0a version had some STL = support and good template support as well.  I was not able to get = the profiler working, though.


-----Original Message-----
From: Giacomo Degli Esposti [mailto:pad2369 AT iperbole DOT bolo= gna.it]
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 9:07 AM
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: WATCOM vs. DJGPP

Stefan Viljoen wrote:
>
> Tony <mail_box AT iobox DOT fi> wrote in = message
> news:8m4077$bhi$2 AT news DOT clinet DOT fi...
> > Is Watcom faster than DJGPP?
> > Should i buy Watcom or download = DJGPP.
> > Watcom is kinda expensive and DJGPP can = only compile to DOS.
> >
> > Suggest something..
>
> I heard Watcom's supporting company is out of = business...?

This is true. Sybase/Powersoft published Optima++ = which was based
on Watcom 11.0 c++ compiler. The have stopped = supporting it
officially for a couple of years.

This means that it could be difficult to find a place = where
you can buy it and, most important, it will not be = upgraded
to recent c++ features.

> Anyway, get DJGPP - you will NOT find better = end-user support anywhere...

I agree!

ciao
  Giacomo
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Giacomo Degli Esposti - = pad2369 AT iperbole DOT bologna DOT it

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