Date   : Fri, 03 May 1985 22:52:15 GMT
From   : Melinda Shore <shor%sphinx.uchicago.uucp@BRL.ARPA>
Subject: Re: Help! I need a better C compiler.

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> From: jp@lanl.ARPA
> I suggest you look at Computer Innovations CI-86.  

Whoops!!  The original poster was looking for a compiler for a CP/M 2.2
system.  The C-86 compiler is for MS-DOS systems.  Perhaps there's a C-86
for CP/M-86, but this still won't run on a humble z-80.  

There are a number of reasons not to go with the BDS compiler, the primary
one being slight non-standardness.  I have the Manx Aztec C.  It's quite
standard and is rather nice to work with.  The problem with it is that it
generates lousy code (n.b. mine is rather old.  I understand newer releases
are somewhat tighter).  No discussions of CP/M C compilers would be complete
without mention of Software Toolworks' C/80.  Very inexpensive, very solid
compiler, but *very* incomplete.  I bought one two years ago.  At that time
the rather tiny library was in assembler.  I think that right now the most
appealing of the compilers is EcoSoft C.  I don't have one, but I understand
that they generate good, fast code and are reasonably K & R standard.  I
think it also supports post-K & R constructs.

Hope this helps ...

-- 

Melinda Shore 
University of Chicago Computation Center

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