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Borland C
Developer(s)Borland
Stable release
5.5 / February 16, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-02-16)
Operating systemMS-DOS, OS/2, Microsoft Windows
TypeIDE
LicenseProprietary software

Borland C was a C and C IDE (integrated development environment) released by Borland for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. It was the successor to Turbo C and included a better debugger, the Turbo Debugger, which was written in protected mode DOS.

Libraries

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Object Windows Library (OWL): A set of C classes to make it easier to develop professional graphical Windows applications.

Turbo Vision: A set of C classes to create professional applications in DOS. Those classes mimics some of the aspects of a Windows application like: dialog boxes, messages pumps, menus, accelerators, etc.

Borland Graphics Interface: A library of functions for doing simple, presentation-style 2D graphics. Drivers were included for generic CGA, EGA and VGA capability, with support for a limited number of video-modes, but more advanced, third-party drivers were also available.

Add-ons

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Borland Power Pack for DOS: Used to create 16- and 32-bit protected mode DOS applications, which can access a limited scope of the Windows API and call functions in any Windows DLL.

Borland Code Guard: Once installed and integrated within the IDE, Code Guard can insert instrumentation code in the final executable that can be used to monitor: pointer usage, API calls, how many times some function is called, and other features. If some error is found, a pop-up window appears, the debugger can stop, or a log is written to disk. Delivered for 16- and 32-bit applications.

Version history

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Borland C for MS-DOS, Windows

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  • 2.0 (1991; MS-DOS)
  • 3.0 (1991): New compiler support to build Microsoft Windows applications.
  • 3.1 (1992): Introduction of Windows-based IDE and application frameworks (OWL 1.0, Turbovision 1.0)
  • 4.0 (1993; Windows 3.x): MS-DOS IDE supported no longer, included OWL 2.0.
  • 4.01
  • 4.02 (1994)
  • 4.5
  • 4.51
  • 4.52 (1995): Official support for Windows 95, OWL 2.5. Last version
  • 4.53
  • 5.0 (1996-03-26(base, Development Suite),[1] 1996-06-25(Design Tools);[2] Windows 3.x/95/NT 3.51[3]): Basic version includes Borland C 4.52, ObjectWindows Library (OWL) 5.0, Sun's Java Development Kit, Borland Debugger for Java, native 32-bit ObjectScripting IDE, Visual Database Tools (VDBT).[4] Development suite also includes CodeGuard 32/16, PVCS Version Manager, InstallShield Express, and AppAccelerator Just-in-Time for Java compiler.[5] Development Suite with Design Tools version adds Scenario View Editor, Scenario View Editor, Object Model Editor to Development Suite edition. Supports compilation of Windows 3.1/95/NT 3.51 and DOS native executables, with Windows 3.1 integrated development environment supported via BC 4.52. It does not (officially) work on Windows NT 4.0 (which was still in development at that time). 3rd party tests exhibited some problems on NT 4.0. C compiler can support ObjectWindows Library (OWL) 5.0, Microsoft Foundation Classes 3.2/4.0 libraries. Note that even in this version, the "huge" memory model DOS target of the compiler does not generate the required code to manipulate huge pointers - you instead need to declare every pointer as "char huge *" etc - unlike both Microsoft and Watcom compilers.
  • 5.01 (1996-09-03(base, Development Suite, Design Tools)[6]): Base version now includes ViewSoft's Power Charger for MFC demo, Borland Delphi 2.0 Trial Edition, DeltaPoint's QuickSite automatic web page creation and site management tool; with ObjectWindows Library (OWL) updated to 5.01. Design Tools edition includes Together/C object-oriented analysis and design tools (OOAD) over Development Suite edition.
  • 5.02 (1997-04-04[7]): Final independent release of the Borland C IDE (subsequently replaced up by the C Builder series), final release to support compilation to (real-mode) MS-DOS target. New features include Windows NT 4.0 operating system support, MFC 4.1 library support, code signing. All versions include full OWL and MFC source codes. Corresponding to Borland C Builder 3, the CD version of Borland C is free by mailing the in-box coupon from C Builder 3 Professional package. Registered Borland C 5 owners can receive update for discount.

Borland C Compiler

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  • 5.5 (2000-02-16;[8] Windows 95/98/NT/2000): Based on Borland C Builder 5, it is a freeware compiler without the IDE from the parent product. Includes Borland C Compiler v5.5, Borland Turbo Incremental Linker, Borland Resource Compiler / Binder, C Win32 Preprocessor, ANSI/OEM character set file conversion utility, Import Definitions utility to provide information about DLLs, Import Library utility to create import libraries from DLLs, Borland Turbo Dump, Librarian, Borland C/C Runtime Library, ANSI/ISO Standard Template Library (STL).

C Builder with C bundle

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  • Borland C Builder 4.0 Borland C 5.02 (1999): Bundle combination to facilitate the migration to C Builder.

Borland C for OS/2

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  • Borland C 1.0 (1992)
  • Borland C 1.5 (1992)
  • Borland C 2.0 (1995-01-09 (base),[9] 1995-06-01 (SMART toolset)[10]): Supports OS/2 2.1 and Warp 3, OWL for Presentation Manager 2.0 library. SMART toolset edition includes Source Migration Analysis Reporting Toolset (SMART) developed by One Up Corporation for automatic migration of 16/32-bit Windows and 16-bit OS/2 codes to 32-bit OS/2.

Borland C (Builder) Mobile Edition

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Designed to be integrated with Borland C Builder 6, initial release was to be released in late November 2002, and bundled with Borland C Builder 6 Enterprise and Professional editions.[11]

On April 29, 2003, Borland Software Corporation announced the release of Borland C Mobile Edition for Series 60, Nokia Edition.[12] It includes a version of Borland C Builder 6, Series 60 Software Development Kit (SDK) for Symbian OS, Nokia Edition (includes Nokia Series 60 emulator), C Mobile Edition plug-in.

C Mobile Edition is also available as a separate plug-in for C Builder 6, supporting all except Trial Editions.[13]

Evolution of Borland C

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Borland C evolved in a number of steps:

Turbo C → Borland C → Borland C Builder → CodeGear C Builder → Embarcadero C Builder

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BORLAND ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF BORLAND C DEVELOPMENT SUITE 5.0 AND BORLAND C 5.0 Also Announces BC 5.0 Object Scripting Contest -- Win a Free Lap-Top Computer!". Archived from the original on 2001-06-18. Retrieved 2001-06-18.
  2. ^ "BORLAND ANNOUNCES BORLAND C DEVELOPMENT SUITE WITH DESIGN TOOLS 5.0 - New Version of Acclaimed Development System Now Includes Together/C Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Tools". Archived from the original on 2001-06-18. Retrieved 2001-06-18.
  3. ^ Borland C Development Suite 5.0
  4. ^ "BORLAND ANNOUNCES BORLAND C 5.0 FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95/NT AND JAVA DEVELOPMENT - The Most Productive C Compiler for Windows 95 and NT now Includes Free Integrated Internet Development Tools for Java". Archived from the original on 2001-02-07. Retrieved 2001-02-07.
  5. ^ "BORLAND ANNOUNCES BORLAND C DEVELOPMENT SUITE 5.0 FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95/NT AND JAVA DEVELOPMENT - The only comprehensive, integrated C Development Suite, including AppAccelerator Just-in-Time Compiler for Java". Archived from the original on 2001-06-18. Retrieved 2001-06-18.
  6. ^ "BORLAND ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF UPDATES TO ITS AWARD-WINNING Borland C PRODUCTS - Products Now Include Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) and a Trial Version of Delphi 2.0". Archived from the original on 2001-06-18. Retrieved 2001-06-18.
  7. ^ "BORLAND SHIPS UPDATE TO BORLAND C 5.0 - New Service Release Provides 16- & 32-Bit Windows Development, Immediate Compatibility with Borland C Builder - Borland C Design Tools Wins "Jolt Cola Award" for Best Software Design and Management Tools". Archived from the original on 2001-03-06. Retrieved 2001-03-06.
  8. ^ "Inprise/Borland Launches Free Borland C Compiler". Archived from the original on 2004-12-12. Retrieved 2004-12-12.
  9. ^ "BORLAND SHIPS BORLAND C 2.0 FOR OS/2 - New Version Includes OWL Support and OS/2 Warp Compatibility". Archived from the original on 2001-06-18. Retrieved 2001-06-18.
  10. ^ "BORLAND SHIPS BORLAND C 2.0 FOR OS/2 WITH THE SMART TOOLSET - Bundle Combines Industry Standard OS/2 Compiler with Windows Migration Kit". Archived from the original on 2001-06-10. Retrieved 2001-06-10.
  11. ^ "Borland Introduces New C Technology to Accelerate Mobile Application Development". Archived from the original on 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2005-03-07.
  12. ^ "Nokia and Borland Announce Availability of Borland C Mobile Edition for Series 60, Nokia Edition". Archived from the original on 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2005-03-07.
  13. ^ "C Builder Downloads". Archived from the original on 2003-08-01. Retrieved 2003-08-01.
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