Wanted: C Compiler
September 26, 2006 10:40 PM Subscribe
Does anybody know of a free C compiler for DOS that generates 16-bit code and allows in-line assembly?
The ELKS project has a cross-compiler targeting 8086s and 286s, in freestanding mode but maybe there's a DOS libc available. This mirror of the old SIMTEL archive has a few compilers. pcc was targeted to DOS at one point, I think; you should be able to find a copy of that somewhere.
posted by hattifattener at 11:06 PM on September 26, 2006
posted by hattifattener at 11:06 PM on September 26, 2006
I used to use Turbo Pascal when I was learning to program 16 bit assembly - the inline assembler was particularly easy to use.
They've released the 'C' equivalent as freeware...
posted by Jon Mitchell at 11:35 PM on September 26, 2006
They've released the 'C' equivalent as freeware...
posted by Jon Mitchell at 11:35 PM on September 26, 2006
Borland Turbo C 2.01 is free and "Supports inline assembly".
I only used Turbo C up to 1.5, myself, but I'd imagine the later version is just as good.
posted by majick at 11:36 PM on September 26, 2006
I only used Turbo C up to 1.5, myself, but I'd imagine the later version is just as good.
posted by majick at 11:36 PM on September 26, 2006
Look here, I can't tell if DeSmet generates 16-bit.
posted by orthogonality at 11:39 PM on September 26, 2006
posted by orthogonality at 11:39 PM on September 26, 2006
If you want something a bit more modern, OpenWatcom has a 16-bit target mode, but I think the compiler itself is 32 bit code (or it was last I looked at it years ago).
If you want something even more old-school, there's DeSmet C, but I don't remember if it supports inline asm.
I vaguely remember LCC having asm support.
I don't know anything about Pacific C apart from that it's free.
posted by majick at 11:48 PM on September 26, 2006
If you want something even more old-school, there's DeSmet C, but I don't remember if it supports inline asm.
I vaguely remember LCC having asm support.
I don't know anything about Pacific C apart from that it's free.
posted by majick at 11:48 PM on September 26, 2006
perl does this too, apparently... I'll take the hit for not being C.
http://www.perlmonks.com/?node_id=50182
posted by prodevel at 6:16 AM on September 27, 2006
http://www.perlmonks.com/?node_id=50182
posted by prodevel at 6:16 AM on September 27, 2006
DJGPP is a DOS port of GCC that I used to use quite religiously. By default it generates 32-bit code, but it also has 16-bit tools. For inline assembly, it uses NASM, which also works great.
posted by atomly at 4:31 AM on September 28, 2006
posted by atomly at 4:31 AM on September 28, 2006
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posted by hattifattener at 10:49 PM on September 26, 2006