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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: Why I use gcc
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BartC <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
[...]
> Finding a suitable newsgroup (and that is still active) *can* be as big 
> a nuisance. It's easier to ask a question here than go home to take the bus.
>
> In my comments I didn't say which compilers had trouble with __stdcall, 
> and I don't even know whether it is specific to an OS platform or to an 
> architecture. So which group would be the best bet for useful feedback?

For gcc, there are several gnu.gcc.* newsgroups.

For lcc, there's comp.compilers.lcc.

For Windows programming in general, there's
comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32.

And there are resources other than Usenet, for example Stack Overflow.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
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