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Subject: Re: Best compiler?

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 13:22:10 08/04/02

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On August 04, 2002 at 09:09:39, Bas Hamstra wrote:

>On August 03, 2002 at 15:12:49, Tony Werten wrote:
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>>On August 03, 2002 at 15:01:03, Dave Kuntzsch wrote:
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>>>Well, I've been hanging around here for some time now and have decided to
>>>convert and continue developing a program written in assembler many years ago
>>>for a Z80 cpu. I'm ready to pop for a C or C++ compiler and believe either the
>>>MS or Intel versions would probably be best. My criteria are ease of use,
>>>efficiency of compiled code, development tools, and vendor update support. I
>>>expect that my processor will always be Intel based, but I would like to have
>>>the option to optimize for processor manufacturer and family. I currently have
>>>no experience with C or C++, but do in several other languages. One other
>>>question: Do I need a separate assembler to handle inline assembly code with
>>>these compilers? Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.
>>
>>Depends on what experience you have. Is it Pascal then easiest is to use Delphi.
>>The difference is marginal (or non-existant) compared to C(++)
>>
>>Most modern compilers have a build-in assembler to handle inline asm.
>>
>>Tony
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>Ho stop! I use C++ Builder, which is I think the same speed as Delphi. When I
>compile at MS Visual C++ my executable is typically 25-30% faster. Not exactly
>marginal...

The VC++ compiler can be optimised easier by just flags. In Borland it has to be
done by code.

A bit more work but a lot safer, since the optimizer will not do unsafe
optimisations.

Tony

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>Bas.
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>>>Dave



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