Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!pacbell!ames!pasteur!helios.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!ucsd!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!ncrlnk!fenix!tek From: tek@fenix.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Tom Klempay) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: Zortech C++ Compiler Keywords: C++, cheap compiler Message-ID: <353@fenix.Atlanta.NCR.COM> Date: 8 Jul 88 11:40:06 GMT Organization: NCR Systems Engineering - Retail / Atlanta Lines: 39 This is information mailed to me regarding my earlier posting, and he has asked that I post it, since his news is acting flakey. -----------------beginning of forwarded message---------------------------- I have been helping the compiler writer, Walter Bright, debug Zortech C++ and I'm using it in an upcoming article in the Object-Oriented Issue of Micro Cornucopia (subscriptions: 1-800-888-8087). I reviewed the Advantage and Guidelines C++ preprocessors in an earlier issue (the C issue; back copies are available) and Zortech C++ is a breath of fresh air. For one thing, it isn't a preprocessor, so you don't need to spend a fortune on microsoft C. It includes an ANSI C compiler and an assembler (you just say "ZTC file" and it invokes the proper compiler depending on the filename extension), as well as a very nice editor which has the "compile-inside-the-editor-and-jump-to-errors" feature I have come to depend upon so much in GNU Emacs and Turbo C. It includes a Unix-style function library, and support for graphics, mice, interrupts, etc. The error messages are much more useful than the preprocessors. In general, I like it a great deal and would recommend it to anyone who wants to program in C++ on the PC. Please post this to the net, as my news connection is very flakey. Thanks. Bruce Eckel School of Oceanography, WB-10 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195 arpanet: eckel@sperm.ocean.washington.edu UUCP: uw-beaver!sperm.ocean.washington.edu!eckel bitnet: eckel%sperm.ocean.washington.edu@UWAVM ---------------------end of forwarded message--------------------------- Tom Klempay - NCR SE-Retail | Disclaimer: I am in no way connected Atlanta, GA | with Zortech or MicroCornucopia or the tek@fenix.atlanta.ncr.com | Atlanta Braves (and Falcons, for that ...!ncrlnk!fenix!tek | matter :-)