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From: gordon@prls.UUCP (G Vickers)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Simple question on MSC 4.0
Message-ID: <51191@prls.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jun 91 17:43:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: prls.51191
Reply-To: gordon@prls.UUCP (G Vickers)
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Organization: Philips Research Labs, Sunnyvale, California
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       I recently got the MS C compiler (version 4.0) and though it 
    claims to produce executables, I've had no such luck.
       As best as I can determine, it seems I must have an assembler to
    make the run-time libraries.  Is this correct ?  If so, I'd sure
    say the documentation and packaging is miss-leading !  There is no
    way I'm going to purchase an assembler just for this one task .
       I have tried to compile the simplist programs but in each case the
    linker complains (wrong file type or format, I forgot which).  I have
    no such problem if the program lacks I/O but that makes for some pretty
    useless programs :-^
       Must I have an assembler ?  If so, do the run-times have to be assembled
    on my machine (386sx,AMI BIOS, TOPCAT motherboard) or would a copy of
    someone elses work ?  If a copy from someone else would work, then what
    are the odds of finding a uuencoded version in my email box :-)  ?

       Please email replies, as I do not monitor this group.

Thank you for any assistance you may be;
Gordon Vickers 408/991-5399     {mips | pyramid | philabs}!prls!gordon  
Signetics in Sunnyvale,Ca (USA)
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