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From: waltje@uwalt.nl.mugnet.org (Fred 'The Rebel' van Kempen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: PC Minix CC
Message-ID: <910220513@uwalt.nl.mugnet.org>
Date: 20 Feb 91 20:06:24 GMT
References: <1991Feb15.193820.15619@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Organization: MicroWalt Corporation, for MINIX Software Development
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In article <1991Feb15.193820.15619@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>, wayne@csri.toronto.edu (Wayne Hayes) wrote:
> In article <16438@chopin.udel.edu> gdtltr@chopin.udel.edu (root@research.bdi.com (Systems Research Supervisor)) writes:
>>   Has anyone noticed that (sizeof "any old string") returns 2 for
>>any string? Has anyone fixed this?
> 
> This is indeed a bug, since "any old string" has the type (char []).  It
> probably thinks "any old string" has type (char *), which is incorrect.
Correct.

I _do_ have the ACK sources (both Pascal and C), and I asked about this
just yesterday (listening again, Andy?).

There are some other things I would like to fix ("static/extern" bug,
7 char identifier limit and such)....

> And now for a legal question.  If someone *did* buy the source for ACK
> CC, and then fixed some bugs (or maybe the original writers have fixed
> some bugs?), could the person who bought the source then post the
> binaries for the new compiler?

This is what I asked Andy.  NO, I (or, for that matter, anyone) am NOT
allowed to do so.  Beats me why, since Unipress and Transmediair will
be making the big tun of money on the ANSI compiler....

So, the situation is:

- The current compiler contains some bugs that CAN be fixed, since
  certain people DO have the sources.  However, dus to some silly
  regulations those people cannot post the fixed binaries.  Andy,
  could you please explain to me why you posted the "asld with
  separate I/D option" some years ago?  Same thing, eh?

- The new, "can do it all" compiler (which, by the way, I also have)
  will be available ONLY from Unipress and Transmediair; they will
  NOT be posted here.  So, forget about 1.6 if you cannot convince
  Andy to send you the compiler :-)

Comments Anyone?  Followup-To this group !

Fred

This is what I asked Andy.  NO, I (or, for that matter, anyone) am NOT
allowed to do so.  Beats me why, since Unipress and Transmediair will
be making the big tun of money on the ANSI compiler....

So, the situation is:

- The current compiler contains some bugs that CAN be fixed, since
  certain people DO have the sources.  However, dus to some silly
  regulations those people cannot post the fixed binaries.  Andy,
  could you please explain to me why you posted the "asld with
  separate I/D option" some years ago?  Same thing, eh?

- The new, "can do it all" compiler (which, by the way, I also have)
  will be available ONLY from Unipress and Transmediair; they will
  NOT be posted here.  So, forget about 1.6 if you cannot convince
  Andy to send you the compiler :-)

Comments Anyone?  Followup-To this group !

Fred


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