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.