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On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 11:12:44 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> Waldek Hebisch wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:
> 
>> In alt.folklore.computers c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>> <snip>
>>>   Hmm ... look at all the GNU 'compilers' -
>>>   FORTRAN, COBOL, Ada, 'D', M2, Rust,C++, G++, even Algol-68. None are
>>>   'compilers' per-se, but to-'C' TRANSLATORS. So, 'C', pretty much All
>>>   Are One And One Is All.
>>
>> No.  Compiler as first stage translate given language to a common
>> representation.  This representatiton is different than C.  Ada and GNU
>> Pascal have parametrized types, there is nothing like that in C.
>>
>> <interjection>
>>
>> C++ (and some other languages)
>> have exceptions, C do not have them.
> 
> What about setjmp()/longjmp() ?

Let's not forget sigsetjmp and siglongjmp. They're very useful or 
dangerous depending on skill level.