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From: cg@myrias.UUCP (Chris Gray)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ...and a compiler.
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Date: Thu, 16-Jul-87 15:01:11 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 16 15:01:11 1987
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Peter de Silva writes:

> 	The advantage of Lattice is that you can run all the heavy duty
> stuff like software interrupts right out of the box, but for someone with
> a 512K Amiga, Aztec is the only way to go. Only with Aztec can you fit
> workbench, the compiler and the libraries on 2 drives, *and* compile with
> your temp files in RAM:. Lattice just eats too much memory for that: you
> have to put your temp files on physical media. This costs you an extra disk
> and about a factor of 10 increase in compile time. Aztec used to be plagued
> with compatibility problems, but the latest version (3.40a) has a very
> good Lattice Compatibility Mode.

I can't help commenting (a couple of :-)'s) that the language people should
be using is of course Draco! It, along with a minimal workbench, all include
files and libraries, etc. fits on ONE disk, leaving your second disk for
your stuff. It also compiles faster than Lattice (and probably faster than
Aztec, but I don't have one to compare).

Has anyone out there given it a try yet? (It's on Fish disks 76 and 77).
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