Author: Jeremiah Penery
Date: 13:47:58 11/02/99
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On November 02, 1999 at 11:18:55, Christophe Theron wrote: >On November 02, 1999 at 04:57:11, Dominic Marcello wrote: > >> >> I'm writing for the Pentium II and I was wondering if anyone could offer >>advice as to the pros and cons of using assembler or using c (the 32-bit DOS >>port of GCC, specifically) > >The DJGPP is GREAT. It is an efficient compiler. I would recommend it warmly. >Chess Tiger, DOS version, has been completely written with this IDE/compiler. > >As for performances, the engine compiled with the MSVC 6.0 is marginally faster >(6%). And the MSVC 6, until you install a 120Mb patch, produces incorrect code >when "maximize speed" is on! After more than 2 years using DJGPP I haven't found >a situation where incorrect code was generated. IIRC, the patch you mention (SP3) is only about 35MB. I think it's possible to install it without downloading the entire thing, also. (I may be confusing with WinNT service packs here...) There should be an option just to download an installer, and have it automatically download only the needed parts for your installation, which will be much smaller than the full amount. Jeremiah
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