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From: ksand@Apple.COM (Kent Sandvik)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: A/UX cc -- a ghost from the past
Message-ID: <49119@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 13 Feb 91 18:04:04 GMT
References: <1991Feb13.122652.14565@helios.physics.utoronto.ca>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <1991Feb13.122652.14565@helios.physics.utoronto.ca> sysmark@physics.utoronto.ca (Mark Bartelt) writes:
>We recently got A/UX for one of our MacIIs, and were appalled to discover
>that the C compiler isn't X3J11 compliant.  The guy who uses that system
>sent me the following last night:
>
>| Subject: non-ANSI c
>|
>| Horror of horrors!  After converting all my beautifully prototyped
>| mac interface programs to port over to AUX, I find that the AUX
>| compiler is some prehistoric monster that doesn't respect the ANSI
>| 'standard'.  Is there some kind of filter available to convert programs
>| from ANSI to old format?

Well, most of the basic Unix workstation system C compilers are 'prehistoric
mosters' originating from the terrifying, Tyrannosaurus pcc from
the continent of AT&T. With the advent of System V.4 AT&T is *finally*
shipping an ANSI C compliant C compiler as part of the UNIX system
release.

As to A/UX, use A/UX GNU gcc for the time being with the ANSI C flag, otherwise
wait and see (GNU cc available with anonymous ftp from wuarchive.wustl.edu).

Regards,
Kent Sandvik

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