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Subject: Re: Using C to describe itself
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Date: Thu, 7-May-87 04:39:40 EDT
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In article <1286@arthur.cs.purdue.edu>, sjc@arthur.cs.purdue.edu (Steve Chapin) writes:
> But, the point is, that the original compiler and all its descendants
> were NOT (!!!!!) actual C compilers, since the did NOT correctly
> transform all proper inputs into equivalent outputs.  So, this
> example is not relevant.

By this definition there are no C compilers in existence.

					der Mouse

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