In a single package, Open Watcom
C/C++ and FORTRAN provides a comprehensive development
environment with the tools, SDK's, and libraries
you need to create powerful 16- and 32- bit applications
for popular PC platforms. Combining an integrated
development environment (IDE) and a comprehensive
set of tools with state-of-the-art compiler technology,
Open Watcom C/C++ and FORTRAN delivers productivity
and performance.
MULTIPLE
PLATFORMS IN A SINGLE PACKAGE
Open Watcom C/C++ and FORTRAN supports
a wide range of host and target platforms including Windows
95/98/Me, Windows NT/2000/XP, OS/2, extended DOS and
Novell
Netware. This impressive platform support is amplified by the powerful cross-platform
capabilities of the IDE and tools, which enable building applications for a wide
range of target environments from any of the host systems. For example, from
Windows XP you can build and debug Windows 98, 32-bit DOS and 32-bit OS/2 applications,
in addition to Windows XP applications. This extensive cross-platform support
helps you to exploit the capabilities of your host platform.
The
Open Watcom C/C++ and FORTRAN compilers support powerful
remote debugging capabilities right out of the box.
Support is included for remote debugging over the
serial port, parallel port, TCP/IP for all supported
platforms (including DOS!). There are also remote
debugging layers for Novell Netware networks (IPX
and NetBIOS) as well as remote debugging within virtual
DOS machines and more. The best feature of the Open
Watcom remote debugging support is the ability to
cross compile and debug any target platform from
any host platform! You can if you want develop and
debug Win32 applications from OS/2 or DOS, and when
the Linux port is complete you will be able to build
and debug Win32 applications from Linux!
FREE
OS/2 AND WINDOWS SDK'S
One of the biggest
missing links with the Open Watcom C/C++ and FORTRAN
compilers is the lack of SDK headers and libraries
for OS/2 and Windows. Thanks to the
efforts of some of our Open Watcom team members, we now have fairly complete
SDK headers and libraries for OS/2, Win16 and Win32! The Win32 SDK headers
and libraries are actually based heavily on the w32api project
developed and maintained by the MinGW compiler
folks. Thanks to these efforts we now have a reasonably complete set of Open
Source OS/2, Win16 and Win32 headers and libraries for use with Open Watcom!
Please feel free to contribute updates and additions to these SDK projects
if you find things are missing or incorrect.
Open Watcom C/C++ and FORTRAN includes a number of royalty free and Open Source
DOS extenders right out of the box. Thanks to Tenberry
Software's gracious donation, the original DOS/4GW DOS extender from Watcom
C/C++ and FORTRAN is included royalty free with the Open Watcom compilers.
Also included is the now free CauseWay DOS extender developed by Michael Devore.
Both binaries are included as well as complete source code in the source archives.
Finally we have also included the free PMODE/W and DOS/32A DOS extenders as
part of the package.
