Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!watdragon!lion!tdwest From: tdwest@lion.waterloo.edu (Terry D. West) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Lattice 4.0 versus Manx 3.4 Message-ID: <4422@watdragon.waterloo.edu> Date: 17 Dec 87 01:19:22 GMT References: <1759@unicus.UUCP> Sender: daemon@watdragon.waterloo.edu Reply-To: tdwest@lion.waterloo.edu (Terry D. West) Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 31 In article <1759@unicus.UUCP> craig@unicus.UUCP (Craig D. Hubley) writes: > >With two relatively new compilers around, it's time to get into flame wars: I'm game :-) >Who has used Lattice C 4.0 and/or Manx C 3.4 ? > >Lattice, in their ads, claim: > > Lattice 4.0 Manx 3.40 > ----------- --------- > 1294 Dhrystones versus 1010 > IEEE Float in 22.2 s versus 98.85 s > FFP Float in 10.16 s versus 17.60 s > IEEE Savage in 47.67 s versus 119.6 s > at .000000318 at .000109 > accuracy accuracy > Am I wrong or does the Manx have NO optimizer (yet) as opposed to Lattice which does? Most of the Manx compilers do not have optimizers (yet) with the exception of the Z80 one. Research in Motion Ltd. in Waterloo, Canada produced that one... who knows if they will go on to do it for the other Manx compilers... -- Terry D. West University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. {backbone}!watmath!lion!tdwest