> Personal observation: > * MINGW is the fastest though it has larger executable ( does not matter > ).
MSVC is the fastest, closely followed by MINGW. > * MINGW has the limitation not to allow more than 1 resource files ( > really a shame ). This is not true. > * MINGW is very tricky when you need Windows .dlls to be manipulated ( > again a severe limit ). I can't comprehend this statement. MinGW is no trickier than any other C compiler. In fact it has extra features which makes it much easier to work with .dlls and "implibs". It's not a limit, but a difference in usage, and after you "got" it, it's even simpler than implib tools. > * BCC is handy to include any external lib because of "implib" utility > but slowest of all. BCC is a joke these days. IMPLIB is buggy and not fixed since 10 years. It has almost non-existent 3rd party support. It's only useful for draft builds because of fast compile time and because it emits one type of useful warning which other compilers don't. BTW MinGW also supports 64-bit and ARM targets (requires different binary distros). Brgds, Viktor _______________________________________________ Harbour mailing list (attachment size limit: 40KB) Harbour@harbour-project.org http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour
