JDBP>   Watcom C++ 10.0 :

JDBP>       [*] OS/2 Developer's Toolkit          [*]  IDE
JDBP>       [ ] PM Class libraries                [*]  Guidelines (*NOTE*)
JDBP>       [*] Ships on CD-ROM (*ONLY*)          [*]  Workframe

JDBP>   NOTES :  Guidelines officially supports 9.5, but 10 should work.

JDBP>   PRO :  Highly portable (Windows, extended DOS, OS/2, Netware).
JDBP>   Industrial strength optimiser.  Has an IDE similar to Workframe.
JDBP>   Develops for both 16 and 32 bit platforms (including 586). Able to
JDBP>   generate applications for multiple platforms from a single platform
JDBP>   with little or no source changes.  Able to debug DOS and Windows
JDBP>   applications within OS/2.

JDBP>   CON :  No PM class libraries.  Non-standard linker.  No SOM.  Printed
JDBP>   manuals are extra and almost double the price of the product.

Funny... On my Watcom 10 CD-ROM I have a SOM subdirectory which contains
the IBM SOM compiler and toolkits.

Best strike that from the CON's list :-)

Actually Watcom's PRO's list should be the same as IBM CSet++'s except
for the following:

   WC isn't *the* standard for OS/2 because it's not from IBM
   WC's support for thunking isn't as thorough as CSet++'s
   WC doesn't have a PM Class library (but it does have MFC for MSWin:-)

It *does* have an industrial-strength optimiser (sometimes it's even
better than CSet++'s) and it does have 586 support (they had it *before*
IBM did).

I've used Borland BCOS2, IBM Cset++ and Watcom for heavy-duty
development work but now I've deleted all but the Watcom product from my
system as it serves *me* best.  (Your mileage may differ).

Also note that you *can* buy Watcom 10 on floppies, it just costs more
(a growing trend with *large* packages, as is the trend towards making
printed documentation an optional extra).

Another PRO (for some) may be Watcom's ability to produce 32-bit
MS-Windows apps that will run under Win-OS/2.  I know of no other
compiler that will do this.  (I know that OS/2 purists will say "who
cares" but it's nice to be able to create 32-bit apps that will run on
*either* OS/2 or Windows).

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