Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 12:26:39 09/10/01
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On September 10, 2001 at 05:17:25, Edward Seid wrote: >As I type this, I'm downloading the FREE Borland C++ 5.5 Compiler + Debugger, >available at http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/ > >Would I ever need more than this Free tool for experimenting w/ compiling my own >chess engine? What are the advantages of paying for a C++ compiler vs this >freebie? You will never need more than that. It will certainly produce a chess binary from C or C++ chess source code. However, as far as free compilers go, Cygwin's GCC is definitely better. The speed is about the same, but you can get a lot more add-ons with the GCC compiler. You can get an IDE and the excellent GNU debugger to go with it, for instance. Eventually, if you want the last little bit of speed out of your program, you will want to get a really good commercial compiler.
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