In a message dated 12-01-98, Wayne Steele said to David Noon about "OS/2 C++
Programming?"

Hi Wayne,

 DN> There is a freeware compiler called EMX. Worth every penny. It is a
 DN> reasonably good compiler, but has no add-on tools as such and the
 DN> documentation sucks.

WS>Your about the third person to recommend that... I'm 
WS>currently downloading it now from the OS/2 Super site...

I wouldn't say that I recommended it. I suppose it's alright if you don't
have anything better.

 DN> The Watcom compilers are top notch and they include support for
 DN> both 16-bit and 32-bit OS/2.

WS>I'll keep an eye open for a copy forsale somewhere... I 
WS>might post a message in the for sale/wanted echo...

Most people who have a copy of Watcom and are able to use it are unlikely to
part with it.

 DN> You might care to download a more recent release of the OS/2
 DN> Developer's Toolkit, as the version supplied with the Watcom
 DN> compilers is for OS/2 2.1.

WS>So where will I find this?

http://www.developer.ibm.com/devcon

You will have to sign in as a "guest" but you can d/l most stuff once you
have done that. It should allow you to d/l the Warp 4 toolkit, but some of
IBM's Web pages can be confusing. The last guy I told to do this ended up
with a d/l from Athens owned by IBM Greece. ... :-)))

 DN> [It will still work, but it won't be complete for "Warp" releases
 DN> of OS/2.]

WS>Ah so I need the update then...

Depends on what you want to develop. Since you are still a learner, the 2.1
toolkit supplied with the Watcom compiler would keep you plenty amused.

 DN> be well advised to buy a book on the C language and library.

WS>I have a HTML guide to learning C++ in 21 days... I guess 
WS>this will give me a start...

Hmm. You might see if you can get a recent edition of Kernighan & Ritchie
["The C Programming Language"] which is the seminal work on C. Look around
for a second-hand copy, as its retail price is quite high (UKP31.95 in
paperback) and few, if any, booksellers discount it.

Two cheaper books are "Standard C: A Reference" and
"Standard C Library",
both by P. J. Plauger. These combine to about the price of K&R (above), or
marginally higher, but are generally more detailed. Plauger is also one of
the grandees of C/C++.

 DN> "The C++ Programming Language" [3rd edition], by Stroustrup.

WS>OK thanks... I've noted these and will have a look around the net for 
WS>things... Thank you for your reply muchlyh appreciated...

In my experience, the 2 best Web sites for books are:

  http://www.clbooks.com
  http://www.amazon.com

These are both American booksellers. The first one specialises in computer
books. Both ship internationally at reasonable rates.

Note that so far we have only discussed the C and C++ languages. There is
much, much more to learn about OS/2 programming, unless you are content to
limit yourself to command line interface (CLI) programs.

Regards

Dave

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