MetaWare High C/C++

Originally a C compiler targeting CP/M and DOS, 'Metaware High C/C++ was later extended to support OS/2 and the 80386 architecture. After the failure of Metaware it was taken over by MQX Embedded who re-targeted it at the embedded market. MQX Embedded is now Synopsys and the product is now referred as Synopsys Metaware Compiler with no OS/2 version.

Tools

BD - Binary Dump

HC - Compiler

MDB - MetaWare C/C++ OS/2 Debugger

LIB - MetaWare Librarian

PRELINK - MetaWare Prelinker

Versions

• 1992: High C/C++ 3.0
• 1992: High C/C++ 3.02
• 1992: High C/C++ 3.03
• 1993: High C/C++ 3.1
• 1994: High C/C++ 3.2
• Dec 1994: High C/C++ 3.31
• 1995: High C/C++ 3.32

MetaWare High C/C++ Software Development Toolset for OS/2

• High C/C++ 32-bit globally optimizing compiler
• SOM and DSOM support
• IBM Developer's ToolKit (resource tools, linker)
• Source-level debugger
• MetaWare ANSI-compliant run-time libraries
• Rogue Wave Tools.h++ container-class library

MetaWare High C/C++ Software Development Toolset for 32-Bit Extended DOS

• High C/C++ 32-bit globally optimizing compiler
• Phar Lap 386|DOS-Extender
• Phar Lap 386|LINK linker and librarian
• MetaWare MDB source-level debugger
• MetaWare ANSI-compliant run-time libraries

Related Articles

• Using the OS/2 Workplace Shell and DirectToSOM C++ by Robert Warren
• C++ Compiler Review - Part 2 by Gordon Zeglinski (Sep 1995)

Licence

• Discontinued commercial software.
• Author:
  • MetaWare
  • MQX Embedded
  • Synopsys

Links

• MetaWare OS/2 Software Development Toolset (archived 1997)
• A review of the 16 bit Metaware compiler by Infoworld