Hi David,

 MR> The EMX package is a free port of the GNU C compiler.

 WS> C or C++? What's the difference... Also where is this available?

 DN> There is a major leap in technology from C to C++. Your approach
 DN> to programming in C++ is somewhat different from that of
 DN> programming in C; not all that much different, but enough to
 DN> intimidate many.

So is this EMS c or C++?

 DN> The EMX package is available from the Hobbes and Leo servers.
 DN> However, it is no longer being developed, as Eberhard Mattes is
 DN> no longer at the University of Muenster.

I've downloaded all the files from the OS/2 Super Site on the internet...
Now all I have to do is work it all out:) But I would like to get something
like Watcomm as it would have manuals and all that kinda stuff...

 WS> If not does Watcom 10.x or 11.x series compile OS/2 executables?

 MR> Yes, but the product is no longer being updated.

 DN> Mike is wrong here. The 11.0b "patch" was released only a few
 DN> months ago. These patches appear about once a year.

Ah that's alright then... But I guess C++ is C++... I would imagine you
could get third party addons anyway...

 WS> I'll look around for something that is supported... I guess
 WS> I'll find someone somewhere willing to depart with something...

 DN> Another nice part about the Watcom compiler is that it can produce
 DN> 16-bit code on the odd occasion that you need it. The IBM compiler
 DM> can only produce 32-bit code, and "thunk" to 16-bit code compiled
 DM> elsewhere.

Ya well I guess this is what I will need to learn as time goes... Starting
from scratch is going to be interesting:)

Thanks for all your other points/tips It's muchly appreciated...

Lata,
     Wayne
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