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- From: fea@ornl.gov (FREELS J D)
- Subject: Re: 32 bit compilers and environments
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.030446.698@ornl.gov>
- Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- References: <1993Jan25.222125.25160@news.acns.nwu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 03:04:46 GMT
- Lines: 43
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- In article <1993Jan25.222125.25160@news.acns.nwu.edu> phantom@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (James Choi) writes:
- >To find the ultimate guru, I am cross posting to many relevant news
- >groups. If you send me e-mail response, I will summarize it and post it.
- >
- >I have an application where I need to
- >
- >1. Compile and run 32 bit code both in Fortran and in C.
- >2. There is a good chance that these 32 bit codes should multi-task.
- >
- >My questions are:
- >
- >1. What is the best 32 bit fortran compiler?
- I have used Silicon Valley Software and Microway NDP. Both do a good job
- and produce reliable executables. I used to say that SVS was the best.
- It compiles very fast! However, now they use there own DOS extender
- instead of Phar Lap and does not work well (in fact, now not at all)
- with Desqview-386 or Desqview/X. In fact, it does not work well with
- a non-DPMI environment (i.e., VCPI environment). An yes, I have version
- 2.8.2 that supports (supposedly) VCPI and I also have QDPMI from Quarterdeck.
- It just doesn't work with DV anymore. Such a shame since I was one of there
- customers from way back. I now use NDP Fortran from Microway which does
- work fine with DV and comes with a nice full-screen debugger (another
- deficiency with SVS which is line-mode debugger). NDP is slowere but
- has alot more options. I have also used the i-860 FORTRAN compiler from
- Microway and it also works well. All these compilers are written in C
- by the way.
- >2. What is the best 32 bit c compiler?
- Don't know this. I have written C but not 32-bit C.
- >3. Can windows multi-task 32 bit codes? (no graphics)
- Not very well. NT might but that is vaporware for most of us.
- >4. Can desq view multi-task 32 bit codes?
- Yes, very well indeed.
- >5. Can os2 multi-task 32 bit codes? (stupid question, but just to make
- > sure)
- Yes, but no direct experience here.
- >
- >Thank you in advance. Please e-mail me unless it is something to be
- >discussed in public.
- >
- >James Choi
-
- Dr. J. D. Freels
- fea.rrd.ornl.gov
-