16 Aug
2012
16 Aug
'12
8:54 a.m.
On 16 Aug 2012 at 8:29, geneb wrote:
It's listed as Visual C++ 1.52.
Which is an 8.00c compiler (Microsoft's strange idea of calling the
whole IDE platform by a different version than the compiler itself.
Go figure.)
It's a DOS compiler, only sort-of. It won't run on anything less
than an 80386, if memory serves.
I'd still recommend Open Watcom - it wipes the
floor with just about
every other DOS based C compiler out there. It'll also generate
Win16/32 binaries and OS/2 if memory serves.
That's certainly another option. It always seemed to me that MSVC
had more aggressive optimization, however. (/Ox switch).
--Chuck