Date   : Tue, 17 Feb 1981109:29:00-MST
From   : AFITGORDON@BBNB
Subject: C Compilers Under CP/M

        IN  RESPONSE  to  the  request  for  information  concerning C
compilers for the CP/M OS, I have had some experience with BDS  C.   I
really  enjoy using it.  It is not a full C, but it is a good language
for systems programming under CP/M.   It  generates  relocatable  code
which  may  then  be linked with a library to produce a COM file.  You
can create and customize libraries as required or desired.  In the way
of  drawbacks,  it does NOT support floating point or predefinition of
string variables well.

        I   am  one  of  the  programmers  for  Supersoft,  and  in  a
conversation with the owner this evening, he said  that  Supersoft  is
coming  out  with  their  own  C  compiler.  It compiles into assembly
language and can then be assembled into a COM file.  He estimates  the
initial  cost  to  be  $175  for  8080  version and $500-600 for Z8000
version.   He  also  claims  that  it  is  superior  to   BDS   C   in
implementation,  and  I  am  planning  to  buy  a  copy to try it.  If
desired, I'll review it to INFO-CPM.  He also mentioned Whitesmith's C
and claimed that there were many bugs.

        For what it's worth, those are my opinions.  I  like  and  use
BDS C and feel it is a good buy for $110.

                                        Rick Conn