1.2 What is C--?

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      C-- was designed for building small fast programs. It is most suitable

  for creating TSRs, programs that require processing interrupts, or programs

  for use on older (386 or later) hardware.

 

      C-- is intermediate between C and assembly language. Because of this

  midway position, a knowledge of both assembly language and C is needed to

  write programs in C--. If you are tired of dealing with huge assembler

  listings and the excessive strictness of C, this language is for YOU.

 

     At present, C-- can create 32-bit Windows programs (.exe files in PE

  format) and 32-bit DOS programs (LE format). It has a built-in resource

  compiler and disassambler for generating a listing of the compiled file. It

  supports the assembler instructions for Pentium III processors and FPU

  assembler instructions. The compiler can generate debugging information

  compatible with Borland debuggers and create object files for DOS programs

  only.

 

      C-- is designed for use only on 386 or later processors, and works only

  with DOS and Windows.