ZC help
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Steve,
Could you elaborate a bit on what DICE2 consists of? I've already got two C
compiler "packages" both of which function (mostly) but both of which are
crippled by a lack of thorough documentation. Even if the DICE package is a
better compiler/etc. if it is lacking docs, I'll probably pass on it.
More importantly, do you use it? If so, how does it compare to PDC and ZC
(assuming you've had experience with them)??
One more, does it also include A68K & BLINK?
Let's see…It comes with about 75K worth of docs (45K for the DME editor),
A68K, das (an assembler for the compiler), dmake (a UNIX-like "make"
program), dme (the editor I mentioned above), a special linker, a "cc"
program, complete library source, some examples, and probably some other
stuff that I've left out. If you're looking to learn C from the
documentation, then it's not for you. It sounds like you've had some
experience with the other compilers, so I think you should have no problem
with the info supplied with the docs.
I was able to set everything up by just doing a few "assign"'s and adding a
directory or two to my PATH. Compiled and linked a "hello world" program
with no problem.
I don't use it, because I don't really have a need for another compiler. I
used MANX for quite a while, and now enjoy using the Lattice compiler
(which I got a couple of months ago). If it starts sounding like DICE is
kicking Lattice around, I'll probably switch to DICE and send in the
shareware fee. For now, I'm happy with Lattice.
Another thing, a guy named Matt Dillon wrote DICE. He also did DNET, and
quite a few useful utilities. This guy doesn't mess around. He puts out
good stuff.
Steve