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Re: Build system proposal

From Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Build system proposal
Date 2024-02-05 19:14 +0200
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On Mon, 5 Feb 2024 16:00:43 +0000
bart <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:
> 
> But I'm still unclear as to why you need a C interpreter, rather than 
> just using whatever C compiler is provided.
>

One reason could be that when build system's "meta" code (as opposed to
bulk of project's code) has a bug, especially out of bound array
access, I'd rather want it to fail gracefully, with meaningful error
indication, something that typical compiled C environment unable to
provide.

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Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-04 15:39 +0000
  Re: Build system proposal bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-02-04 15:58 +0000
    Re: Build system proposal scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-02-04 16:58 +0000
      Re: Build system proposal bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-02-04 17:15 +0000
        Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-04 17:40 +0000
      Re: Build system proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-02-04 23:32 +0000
        Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-04 23:58 +0000
          Re: Build system proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2024-02-05 14:42 +0000
            Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 15:17 +0000
              Re: Build system proposal bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-02-05 16:00 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 16:51 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-02-05 17:39 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 11:13 -0800
                Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-05 23:41 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-02-05 19:14 +0200
              Re: Build system proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-02-05 20:47 +0100
                Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 21:19 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 13:38 -0800
                Re: Build system proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-02-06 11:10 +0100
                Re: Build system proposal Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2024-02-05 23:26 +0200
                Re: Build system proposal bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2024-02-05 21:28 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-05 23:38 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-02-06 12:56 +0100
                Re: Build system proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2024-02-06 12:47 +0100
              Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-05 23:34 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-06 01:41 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-06 02:27 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-06 02:59 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-06 03:09 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 22:33 -0800
                Re: Build system proposal "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 22:32 -0800
                Re: Build system proposal Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-02-06 07:25 +0000
                Re: Build system proposal "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 23:33 -0800
                Re: Build system proposal Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2024-02-06 08:20 +0000
            Re: Build system proposal Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2024-02-05 08:19 -0800
        Re: Build system proposal Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2024-02-04 23:24 -0800
  Re: Build system proposal scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2024-02-04 16:32 +0000

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