Re: C programmers (particularly those who use LCC32).

From: Paul Blay (ranma_at_saotome.demon.co.uk)
Date: 06/24/04 

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 03:37:19 +0100

<jim_breen@idontreadhotmail.com> wrote ...
> Srin Tuar <SrinTuar@example.net> dixit:
> Someone (Paul?) wrote and Srin trimmed:
> >> utf-8 is incompatible with LCC32's IDE and doesn't compile (illegal character x
> >> umpteen dozen). EUC doesn't cause any problems until it comes to running the
> >> program when it displays as mojibake 'cuz windows tries to interpret it as SJIS.
> >> SJIS includes characters that give LCC32 fits when trying to compile.
>
> >Hrm, thats fairly horrid, for a compiler to do, imo.
>
> I agree. An English-centric view; typical of programmers with limited
> world experience.

He's French. :-P
 
> >the best thing to do would be to substitute cygwin for lcc32.
>
> I have found Cygwin to be pretty good.

Cygwin was fine 'n' dandy with a related project that had a prepared
auto-configuring makefile system. It's much less user friendly
when I have to sort that bit out myself.

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