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I have used Borland 5.5.1 compiler for many years.
I noticed on the xHarbour.org website they have a version for Borland 5.8 compiler.

is there any benefit from the 5.8 over the 5.5.1 compiler?

Nothing visible but it surely have many bug fixes. And, by the way, you have to use it with the new FWH releases.

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The visible difference maybe the linker (ilink32.exe).
In some (rare) cases, BCC 5.5's linker failed to link an application, complaining something like "access violation" .
BCC 5.8 has the "best" linker among 5.5 up to 6.2 because even the 6.2's version sometimes failed for no obvious reason.

andijahja wrote:The visible difference maybe the linker (ilink32.exe).
In some (rare) cases, BCC 5.5's linker failed to link an application, complaining something like "access violation" .
BCC 5.8 has the "best" linker among 5.5 up to 6.2 because even the 6.2's version sometimes failed for no obvious reason.

Where can I download Borland 5.8 compiler?