RISC User Series

Compiler Corner

A series on compilers and programming tools

Compiler Corner by Thomas Down

One article by Julian Smith
9:1 Imp Arc Compiler Corner
A new regular feature for users of the C and C++ languages
9:2 Imp Arc Wimp Libraries
Our regular feature examines the various Wimp libraries available to C/C++ programmers
9:3 Imp Arc Optimisation
Our regular feature looks at speed optimisation and custom libraries
9:4 Imp Arc Error Handling
Our regular feature looks at error handling in C: exceptions and bound-checking
Imp Arc Charm
We take a look at a high-level language compiler which is compatible with Acorn's Toolbox
9:5 Imp Arc DeskLib
Julian Smith, moderator of DeskLib, talks about the latest version of this C library
9:6 Imp Arc Vista
Thomas Down presents his view of Vista, a new C++ class library
9:7 Imp Arc Introducing Java & More on Error Handling
Thomas Down introduces Java, and continues his coverage of error handling in C and C++
9:8 Imp Arc Dr Smith's C Development Toolkit
We test Dr Smith's C Development Toolkit from Warm Silence Software
9:9 Imp Arc GNU C, GCC and Makatic
Thomas Down talks about the GNU C Compiler, GCC, and Makatic, an improved Make utility
9:10 Imp Arc Perl
Thomas Down imparts some Perls of wisdom
10:1 Imp Arc Calling SWIs from C
Thomas Down talks about the issues involved in calling SWIs from C
10:2 Imp Arc Memory Leaks and Stray Pointers
Thomas Down explains how to track down memory leaks and stray pointers
10:3 Imp Arc New GNU Compilers
Thomas Down enthuses about a new set of freeware GNU compilers
10:5 Imp Arc Squeak Smalltalk and UnixLib
Squeak Smalltalk and UnixLib come under the spotlight this month
10:7 Imp Arc Dynamic Areas and Sockets
Thomas Down discusses Dynamic Areas and Sockets
10:9 Imp Arc GOTO & Macros
GOTO the bottom of the class! Thomas Down advises on the use of the forbidden GOTO command, and presents some useful macros
11:2 Imp Arc Plug-ins
Develop plug-ins for your applications with a dynamic linker