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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Non-(sub)-standard C |
| Date | 2015-05-20 10:53 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <87382r2l0t.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink) |
| References | <ed8197fd-238a-4020-8c4b-c66cc4b72ce7@googlegroups.com> |
David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> writes:
> I think the C standards are sailing under misleading colors. They
> are not C language standards - they are standards for a certain
> kind of computer usage stance that is based on the C language.
>
> The C language itself is what is described in Part 6 of C90 standard
> (and I assume the same part of the more recent standards).
If you were interested in the more current versions of the C standard,
you could read the publicly available drafts:
C99: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1256.pdf
C11: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1570.pdf
> There may be some details wrong in that broad statement but at the
> moment I know of none.
Section 6 is titled "Language". Section 7 is titled "Library".
Together, along with the other sections (some of them non-normative),
they consitute the standard for C. Most of section 7 is optional for
freestanding implementations, but mandatory for hosted implementations.
> I will try to call discussions of this limited meaning of C
> "non-standard" C in the future. Feel free to call it substandard.
The word "language" is sometimes used to describe what's defined in
section 6, and sometimes used to describe what's defined by the standard
as a whole. This can be a little confusing, but it doesn't usually
cause much of a problem; typically the meaning is clear enough from the
context. I sometimes refer to what's defined by section 6 as the "core
language".
Perhaps you can clarify the point you're trying to make. I can't figure
it out from what you've written so far.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-20 08:56 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2015-05-20 18:02 +0200
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com - 2015-05-20 09:20 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-05-20 12:12 -0500
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-05-20 10:53 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-21 09:44 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com - 2015-05-21 10:22 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-05-21 10:46 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Andrew Smallshaw <andrews@sdf.lonestar.org> - 2015-05-21 19:39 +0000
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-22 10:13 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-05-22 14:02 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-23 09:41 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-05-23 13:37 -0500
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-05-23 14:38 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-24 10:10 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C wpihughes@gmail.com - 2015-05-24 12:53 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com - 2015-05-24 13:05 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-25 09:01 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com - 2015-05-25 10:19 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-26 11:01 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com - 2015-05-26 11:40 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-27 10:28 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com - 2015-05-27 11:13 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-28 12:20 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com - 2015-05-28 12:26 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-29 10:12 -0700
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Re: Non-(sub)-standard C rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com - 2015-05-26 11:33 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-05-24 14:03 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-05-24 22:09 +0100
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-05-25 16:46 +1200
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-05-25 00:55 -0400
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Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-05-25 10:58 +0100
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-25 09:12 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-05-25 18:40 -0400
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Re: Non-(sub)-standard C rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com - 2015-05-25 19:01 -0700
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-05-25 22:03 -0400
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-05-25 10:40 +0100
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-05-25 22:50 +1200
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-05-25 12:42 +0200
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-05-25 19:00 -0400
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-05-26 08:43 +0200
Re: Non-(sub)-standard C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-05-25 09:07 -0700
Non-(sub)-standard C Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2015-05-20 19:27 -0700
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