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#PDC compiler

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#3316From: Francis KostellaNov 8, 1990 7:00 AM
Here's Matt's address: Matthew Dillon 891 Regal Rd. Berkeley, CA 94708 USA If you're interested in DICE, I do suggest that you download the latest shareware version and take a look at it and see if it suits you. We all get used to a certain style of software & I'd hate for you to register DICE and find that it doesn't 'click' with you (and then blame me! 😉 It's the most used piece of software I have (except maybe DiskMaster) & I recommend it unhesitatingly to everyone.
#3321From: Barry HartNov 8, 1990 9:46 AM
I really can't test the compiler before buying it, in my current situation. The problem is, I don't have access to the file 'amiga.lib', which all compilers apparently need. Do you know for sure if this file is included with DICE (the $40 version, not the online one)?
#3614From: Francis KostellaNov 12, 1990 2:26 PM
>> …'amiga.lib'… Do you know for sure if this file is included >> with DICE…? Yes. Absolutely. Would I lie? :^) Actually, DICE comes with two versions of amiga.lib: DCC1, the "regular" compiler disk uses a version named amigas.lib for use with the small data/small code model, the default. DCC2 comes with the regular amiga.lib. Everything you need (except experience & the RKMs) to write Amiga programs comes with DICE. You get the stripped includes & the commented includes (along with the assembler ".i" files). You can even set up DME (the editor) to auto reference the includes & DICE docs, place your cursor over a structure name and hit CTRL-] and a window pops up with the structure definition from the includes. I always forget the printf modifiers, so I just place the cursor on the P in printf, hit ^] and I get a complete list, niffty! Sorry to take so long to get back to you, busy busy busy!