[Info-vax] x86 Compiler Update

[Ian Miller]

> It was discussed before, but ...
> 
> Of the 3 options:
> A) on VMS for VMS
> B) on VMS for embedded
> C) on PC for VMS
> then my take is that:
> * #B does not make any sense - VMS is not a natural choice for 
> development platform
> * #A would be what most VMS users are expecting and may in the end also 
> be the easiest to implement
> * #C is the fallback option if #A can not happen
> 
> And even though I suspect that a lot of VMS Ada code is 83, then
> as a go forward startegy then it should be 95 or even better 2012.
> 
> We want uptodate compilers not compilers from the VAX age.
> 
> ("we" may be a a bit misleading as I do not really use Ada)
> 
> Arne

B) on VMS for embedded
this may not make sense to you but certainly continues to make money for the XDADA people as it has done for decades.