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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: GCC vs Clang
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 13:57:02 -0700
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jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> writes:
> Le 11/08/2016 à 22:11, Keith Thompson a écrit :
>> your habit of
>> complaining in comp.lang.c about things that are not C language
>> issues is not helpful.
> C compilers are always on topic here.
>
> Reason: The compiler is the primary tool for the C language.
>
> I repeat a previous email that you ignored:

Yes, I did.  Why would you expect me not to?

> 1) You are nobody to say what is on topic here or not.

And you are?

> 2) C Compilers are OF COURSE on topic and also complaining about them
>    if somebody feels like.

I didn't even say his complaints were off-topic (though I admit that
I implied it).  I said they were was unhelpful.  Do you disagree?
Has complaining about Clang Windows installers here solved BartC's
problems?

So ... your position is that complaining about *any* C compiler is
on-topic here?  I'll keep that in mind.

-- 
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"