IBM C/2

Description

C compiler, debugger and IDE for development of 16 bit OS/2 and DOS code, based on an older Microsoft C compiler.

IBM's C/2 contains many additional features while maintaining a compatibility with former IBM Personal Computer C Compiler Version 1.0.

Discontinued in 1992 with the release of IBM C Set

Runs on an generates code or IBM OS/2 and IBM DOS
- on 8086/88 machines only IBM DOS is supported
C/2 and generated code can run concurrently within OS/2's multi-tasking environment
Support for multiple selectable memory models
Library routines that provide greater program function
Aditional Compiler Switches
enhanced MAKE utility (macros and inference rules)
Interactive symbolic debug utility that allows isolation of program errors at the source code level (CodeView)
- Full-screen window interface
- Viewing source code or generated assembly code during execution
- Single stepping through source code or generated assembly code
- Symbolic references to local or global variables
- Setting breakpoints, including conditional breakpoints based on changing memory or expression evaluation
- Options to view or modify memory, display contents of registers, view application output screen
- Ability to display and assign new values to variables
EXEMOD utility for modification of DOS *.EXE file header
Math Co-Processor support / Provides Math Co-Processor emulation

For creating Presentation Manager applications IBM C/2 Version 1.10 and IBM OS/2 Toolkit Version 1.10 are required.

NEW COMPILERS AND ASSEMBLER FOR IBM PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND IBM OPERATING SYSTEM/2 287-104 1987-04-02
AVAILABILITY OF NEW COMPILERS, ASSEMBLER... 287-500 1987-11-03
IBM C/2 VERSION 1.10 FOR IBM PERSONAL SYSTEM/2 AND IBM PERSONAL COMPUTERS 288-265 1988-06-02
IBM C/2 VERSION 1.00 WITHDRAWAL FROM MARKETING 288-624 1988-11-01
IBM C/2 VERSION 1.10 AVAILABILITY 288-626 1988-11-01