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From: jeff@spp2.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Comparison of C Compiler Implementations
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Date: Tue, 10-Feb-87 15:52:17 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 10 15:52:17 1987
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Summary: We need a GOOD validation suite.

In article <4631@ut-ngp.UUCP> (Keith Pyle) pyle@ut-ngp.UUCP writes:
>
>We've all seen sources posted to the net with a comment such as "ported to
>the PC using the Acme C compiler".  
>"how different are these various implementations of C?"
>
We sure do need such a list.  We also need a good compiler validation
suite.  One that tries all the features of a language and reports on how
the compiler handled them.  And the results from that when run against all
the popular compilers.

Are you listening BYTE?  How about it C language gurus?