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From: wes@obie.UUCP (Barnacle Wes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: MT C-Shell
Summary: BDT MT C-Shell and Tools
Message-ID: <86@obie.UUCP>
Date: 7 Jul 88 15:38:11 GMT
References: <2041@netmbx.UUCP>
Organization: the Well of Souls
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In article <2041@netmbx.UUCP>, fischer@netmbx.UUCP (Axel Fischer) writes:
> Does anyone knows something about or does anyone works with the MT C-Shell
> of 'Beckemeyer Tools'??  Recently I've seen an article about it but it
> wasn't quiet informating.  So I'm looking for someone who has experience
> with it. Does the Lattice C (metacomco) Compiler works correct with it ??

I have the MT C-Shell and the Tools from BDT.  The current versions of
both work fine, it is a very good environment for working on the ST.
The command-line editing is really very good - I got spoiled by VMS, and
the BDT C-Shell is just as good.  The Software Tools Dave and gang sell
all work as advertised - I've not had a problem with one of them yet.

I don't know if the Lattice C compiler works with it or not, but I doubt
it.  The Lattice compiler barely works run from the desktop, and does
not use the standard handles for console I/O for some silly reason.
This means you can't properly redirect stdin and stdout (or stderr)
from the shell.  This seems to be a mistake in Lattice C, since MWC and
assembler programs that use the standard handles (0 and 1) work just
fine.
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