Borland vs. Bloodshed

[Developwebsites]

[it would appear there is no activity on the Borland boards
so I am posting here]

I have tried out these C++ compilers:
Watcom 11.0c - simply does not work.
now they bundled fortran with c++ but it just
doesnt install on my pc.

digi-mars DOS - good, fast, small.
however, no IDE, no editor, etc.

borland command line tools 5.5 - installed but
gives errors on programs which compile fine in 4.52. WHY?

borland 4.52 - a fine compiler with an IDE. console window stays up
when program ends(unlike bloodshed); however, the DOS
console window does not include copy/paste so how do i print
the output? also, the exe files dont run in DOS box within windows,
the console pops-up. contantly gives me GPF errors and crashes the system.

bloodshed dev-c++ - my fave at the moment. DOS console with copy/paste
pop-ups, however, it disappears when execution stops. the program could
be run within a DOS box.

what I would prefer is a DOS C++ compiler with an IDE, like the Turbo C v2.0,
is there one?





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[osmium]

Re: Borland vs. Bloodshed

Developwebsites writes:
[color=blue]
> borland command line tools 5.5 - installed but
> gives errors on programs which compile fine in 4.52. WHY?[/color]

I would expect problems induced by the introduction of namespaces. Try
adding

using namespace std:

before any code. Another possible problem is that the preferred spelling of
the names of the include files have changed. Sample:

<math.h> becomes <cmath>.

[White Wolf]

Re: Borland vs. Bloodshed

Developwebsites wrote:
[SNIP][color=blue]
> borland command line tools 5.5 - installed but
> gives errors on programs which compile fine in 4.52. WHY?[/color]

42.
[color=blue]
> borland 4.52 - a fine compiler with an IDE. console window stays up
> the console pops-up. contantly gives me GPF errors and crashes the
> system.[/color]

May I suggest you contact Borland support to solve problems with your
Borland SW?
[color=blue]
> bloodshed dev-c++ - my fave at the moment. DOS console with
> copy/paste pop-ups, however, it disappears when execution stops. the
> program could be run within a DOS box.[/color]

[OT]

#include <cstdlib>

....

typedef int absolutely_sure ly_never_ever_v oid;
absolutely_sure ly_never_ever_v oid main() {

....
std::system("pa use");
}
[color=blue]
> what I would prefer is a DOS C++ compiler with an IDE, like the Turbo
> C v2.0, is there one?[/color]

gcc with Emacs. gcc with Eclipse. etc. But those will *not* make DOS
programs. They will make 32bit console programs.

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WW aka Attila