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From: nathan@orstcs.UUCP
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Subject: CI-86 C compiler report - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 8-Dec-83 03:41:05 EST
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orstcs!nathan    Dec  6 03:01:00 1983

We have the CI-86 C compiler from Computer Innovations, on an
IBM-PC.  It seems to compile complete Version "6.5" C, but has
some serious difficulties yet.

Those that should be of interest to Unix users:
It does not support structure/union assignment or passing.
it does not allow lines like
	# define x x
 (it does not allow a space after the pound sign.)

Both the above are produced by yacc, meaning that you can't write
a parser on your vax and download the code to your PC without 
massaging the output code "somewhat".

Also, it is shipped in "pre-linked" form, so even if you write new
"file stream" library routines to replace the (very slow) ones
provided, you still can't speed up the compiler.
Finally, the "optimizing" update was due 6 months ago, and is still not
in sight (although it has been advertised for some time...).