On Sat, Nov 26, 2005 at 01:40:06PM +0200, Markku Kolkka wrote: > > We're learning C in the university and we MUST compile on > > Turbo C. So I need to know how different that piece of windows > > software is from gcc. If I compile in gcc, can I safely bet > > that the code will compile in Turbo C? > No. Turbo C is an ancient (latest version is from 1989) compiler > for 16-bit MS-DOS. It's possible that with careful coding and > trial and error you might be able to create simple programs that > compile correctly under both Turbo C and GCC. Turns out Borland made Turbo C (a great compiler and IDE for its day) available for free download from <http://community.borland.com/article/0,1410,20841,00.html>. And, I was curious, since there's a lot of nostalgia value for me, and I found that it works wonderfully in DOSBox, the i386/DOS emulator -- which is available from Fedora Extras. (So you could even use it on PPC.) Hmm. They also have Turbo C++ 1.01 available for free -- that dates to 1991. <http://community.borland.com/article/0,1410,21751,00.html>. This is probably the one you want, since it also includes a plain C compiler, which clearly states: "ANSI C! A 100% implementation of the ANSI C standard". This means that programs you write *will* compile in both, provided you don't use anything newer than the original ANSI C (or any nonstandard extensions from either compiler). (Use the gcc -ansi option.) DOSBox is also great if you ever need to delve into learning i386 assembly, because you can't crash your actual machine. -- Matthew Miller mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx <http://mattdm.org/> Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>
