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| From | Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Extending C with GC? |
| Date | 2016-08-08 08:11 +1200 |
| Message-ID | <e0piuqFoda0U4@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (18 earlier) <no6svl$v2h$1@dont-email.me> <e0oeoiFoda0U2@mid.individual.net> <no72rk$h00$1@dont-email.me> <e0pgv1Foda0U3@mid.individual.net> <no83q9$ut0$1@dont-email.me> |
On 08/ 8/16 07:56 AM, BartC wrote: > On 07/08/2016 20:37, Ian Collins wrote: >> On 08/ 7/16 10:34 PM, BartC wrote: > >>> On my machine that doesn't work. Because it's designed to be meaningful >>> only on Linux or something that emulates Linux. >> >> Nope, the process predates Linux. > > Linux, Unix, whatever. The whatever is important. >> One reason configure scripts are so big is to take into account all of >> the possible (and often long dead) systems the code might get built on. > > Are we still talking about C code? And how exactly does it take account > of these systems? Is the application written in C, or is it actually > written in Bash? By checking the system headers, checking what libraries and what version of those libraries are installed, checking what compilers (and which versions) are installed, checking the system architecture, system OS (and version) and what ever else is required to build the code. >>> But even if it worked**, the question is WHY? What on earth does it do >>> that absolutely REQUIRES 20,000 lines of scripting code? Is there no one >>> willing to simplify it? >> >> How many lines are there in a compiler? Do you care? > > If someone gave me a program file.c and I had a compiler cc.exe then no, > I wouldn't care how many lines there were in cc.exe. > > But I'm told I can't just type 'cc file.c' because I first have to run a > script, in a language The script is in the lowest common denominator language. Every system the code is targeted at will have it. > So yes I do care! So why do you persist in pushing shit up hill by developing C code on Windows? >> Configure scripts are machine generated to be run by another machine. > > So why doesn't it write the script in C, if it doesn't care how big it > is or what it looks like? At least the user will have a C compiler and > doesn't hit a brick wall. The only user hitting brick walls is you. If it hurts, stop doing it. >> If it was an autoconf generated script there would be a log file. > > Yes, 90 minutes' worth of log data would really help.... Hint - look at the end.... -- Ian
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Re: Extending C with GC? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-08-04 04:09 -0700
Re: Extending C with GC? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-08-04 14:01 +0200
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Re: Extending C with GC? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-08-05 15:26 +0100
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