Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ginosko!usc!bloom-beacon!spdcc!ima!esegue!compilers-sender From: pvi@polygen.uucp (Piotr Iwanow) Newsgroups: comp.compilers Subject: compiler needs Keywords: survey Message-ID: <1989Oct3.232751.1209@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us> Date: 3 Oct 89 23:27:51 GMT Sender: compilers-sender@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us Reply-To: pvi@polygen.uucp (Piotr Iwanow) Organization: Polygen Corporation, Waltham, MA Lines: 21 Approved: compilers@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us What I look for in a compiler. I will breakdown in importance descending order. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1: OPTIMIZATION. Compilers that do heavy optimaztion are quite slow in compilation time but make your final object code run much faster. 2: ASSEMBLY OUTPUT. I like to see how the system calls are done. 3: "Dual Mode". This means, that during development phase you want quick compiles and optimization is of not yet a concern to you until you are ready for final phase. 4: Integration between LEX, YACC, Make, dbx, and other debugging tools like XSaber-C. Piotr Iwanow Unix System Administrator PolyGen Corp. [Personally, the first thing I look for is correct output. -John] -- Send compilers articles to compilers@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us {spdcc | ima | lotus}!esegue. Meta-mail to compilers-request@esegue. Please send responses to the author of the message, not the poster.