Bjorn Simonsen wrote:
>> There is probably even a 32 bit version, complied with the Delorie
>> tools. As usually, program with a Unix history provide more features
>> and power and a simple tool.
>
>Reading the README.DOS from tut111ax.zip I notice the author
>mention he ported the text utilities with both Microsoft C (version
>8.00c) and GNU C (DJGPP 1.12m4), out of which he preferred the
>former - the latter port not being distributed. This I guess could
>explain the difference of the binaries in the two, leaving the
>impression the MS C is able to include some features from the UNIX
>versions the other ports can not. But then again, I'm not a
>programmer - so I wouldn't know :-))
My experience tells me that the reason probably was that DJGPP wasn't
stable and/or up to date at the moment. Compiling it under MS C would
probably be a little harder then under a complete GCC port. Besides, the
diffrent size between the two binary files is probably almost because MS C
is one of the worst compilers (the diffrence between Borland C and MS C
that MS compiled files could get 10 times bigger and 10 times slower then
BC (this was in extreme cases of course, 2-3 times the more normal
behaviour)) and not so much because of new features. As long as it works I
guess it's OK.
//Bernie
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