MetaWare High C/C++: Difference between revisions

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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 refered 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

1985: High C 1.5
1990: High C 1.6

First version with OS/2 Support

1991: High C 1.7
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

Links

Publications

MetaWare High C 1.5 for Concurrent DOS - Manual via Archive.org

Licence

Discontinued commercial software.

Publisher

Metaware
MQX Embedded
Synopsys

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 * 1995: High C/C++ 3.32
-==Links & publications==
+==Related Articles==
+* [[Using the OS/2 Workplace Shell and DirectToSOM C++]] by Robert Warren
+* [[C++ Compiler Review - Part 2]] by [[Gordon Zeglinski]] (September 1995)
+==Links==
 * [http://www.synopsys.com Synopsys homepage]
-====Related Articles====
+* [http://books.google.com/books?id=z1AEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59 A review of the 16 bit Metaware compiler by Infoworld]
-* [[C++ Compiler Review - Part 2]] by [[Gordon Zeglinski]] (September 1995)
-* [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=z1AEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=Zortech+os/2&source=bl&ots=Jm3RJbu1tu&sig=ZosHB7L8hP2ZU9U-YjUA6JRzWkk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bhBYVLejE5btaOLSgvAJ&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Zortech%20os%2F2&f=false A review of the 16 bit Metaware compiler by Infoworld]
-====Publications====
+;Publications
 * [https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_metawareHi1.2ConcurrentDOSSep85_7606148 MetaWare High C 1.5 for Concurrent DOS] - Manual via Archive.org