> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 20:50:21 +0200 > From: Zsolt Bringye > Subject: C compiler > > I found an ad about a low priced C compiler for the PIC > (CCS C compiler, USD 99). It's more cheaper than the > other C compilers for the PIC and other microcontrolers. > Have this compiler any big drawback? Do anybody knows > what is the reason of the big price difference? No reason at all. I bought that compiler and recently upgraded to their newer Windows based version (which incidentally costs $350 now). Initially there was a few bugs, but CCS gave me an updated copy each time I reported it to them. Nowadays the compiler seems pretty much sorted out and I have developed several products with it which would have taken me a long time to develop if I had to use assembler. As a long time user, I can recommend the CCS compiler. That doesn't mean that its prefect.... for example they did not adhere to ANSI standards. Suddenly a 'char' has the same meaning as an 'int' and a 'long int' becomes what was presviously an 'int' and so on. But once you get used to all that, you can develop very efficient and fast code using their compiler. And its certainly worth the price you pay for it. Rgds Werner -- Werner Terreblanche http://users.iafrica.com/w/we/wernerte/index.htm wterreb@plessey.co.za (work) OR wernerte@iafrica.com (home) Plessey SA, PO Box 30451,Tokai 7966, Cape Town, South Africa or at home : Suite 251, PostNet X5061, Stellenbosch, 7599 Tel +27 21 7102251 Fax +27 21 7102886 Home +27 21 8872196 ------------------------------------------------------------