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From: rogerson@PEDEV.Columbia.NCR.COM (rogerson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: "C" Interpreter
Message-ID: <2343@PEDEV.Columbia.NCR.COM>
Date: 10 Jan 89 19:57:43 GMT
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Organization: NCR Corp., Engineering & Manufacturing - Columbia, SC
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	Why do you need to have 3 Million lines of C source code in the
	interpeter?  Programs are suppose to be developed in modulas.  Only
	the modulas which are not working should be interpreted.  All the
	other modulas can be completely compiled.  They only source code you
	then need is the function definition.  The interpreter code flag
	anything wrong before it gets to the modula, you then correct it and
	go on your merry way.  If you, however, find that the problem is in
	one of the unworking modulas you can always put the source into the
	interpreter.  Still, you would not need to have such a tremendous
	amount of source.  This should in most cases make the modulas even 
	more stable.

	Everyone always assumes that you must have EITHER a compiler or
	an interpreter.  Why can't we have both. 


	-----Dale
		Rogerson-----