Best compiler

[marke]

Hi

I am looking at some real time development using the ARM M4 processors.
I am looking at both the C compiler and Pascal compiler and trying to decide which one to use.
I am proficient in both C and Pascal languages, and personally find that Pascal is a more productive language if not quite as flexible as C.
Is there any difference in the libraries/functionality between the two compilers, or is the only difference the language and syntax used?

I see that the C is more expensive. More bang for your buck, or more difficult compiler to write?

Best regards,
Mark.

[marina.petrovic]

Hi,

Basically, there is little differences between these compilers, mikroC PRO for ARM and mikroPascal PRO for ARM.

mikroC PRO is standardized with ANSI C, and it is much more complex and it is far more difficult to write the compiler for it.
We used a lot more resources for making it than what we used for mikroPascal.

We also worked on some complex topics such as floating point, typedef, union, a completely new debugger and many other.
Because of that there is difference in price.

Best regards,
Marina

[marke]

Thank you for that information, exactly as I thought.
So if I operate in isolation, Pascal would be the obvious choice as it is more productive etc, but there are more libraries and examples around for C, so that has merit also.

Best regards,
Mark.