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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: What's new in C? |
| Date | 2012-11-28 19:15 -0800 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <lna9u1aym5.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org> (permalink) |
| References | <OPOdnVVjmsjRVivNnZ2dnUVZ_gCdnZ2d@supernews.com> |
Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> writes:
> It's been forever since I posted as OP in c.l.c. When I was learning C
> from Dan Pop, the authors of unleashed, Chris Torek, Keith and even
> Chuck before he was wrong all the time, there was always the tension
> between dos and linux platforms, Topic Zealotry: there is no topic but
> the topic, but also there was good, topical and honest disagreements
> about C itself.
>
> There seemed to be a significant numbers of individuals and companies
> who were just going to keep on working with C90, while others and I went
> toward C99.
>
> I'm wondering how it all turned out. While the C specification is
> concise and small, the C family of users and applications is
> monstrously-large.
>
> Did embedded systems eventually embrace newer C?
>
> Is there a new standard, like a C 2012, where everyone's happy and
> there's this great moment of aquarius going on in the C community?
>
> How do I ask my linux operating system about the C it uses?
The latest C standard is C11, released in December, 2011. A draft
is available at
http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1570.pdf
I'm not aware of any differences between it and the released standard.
The Foreward summarizes the differences from C99.
C11 makes several features optional, including some that were mandatory
in C99 (variable-length arrays and complex arithmetic). Other major new
features are (optional) threads, type-generic expressions, better
Unicode support, better alignment support, and (optional)
bounds-checking interfaces.
Oh, and gets() has been removed; it's not even optional.
Most (all?) Linux-based operating systems use gcc as the main C
compiler, though clang is becoming more popular. "gcc --version"
shows you the current version you're using; "info gcc" will (usually)
show you extensive documentation. The gcc folks have implemented
some C11 features; I don't know how far they'e gotten.
Pelles C (Windows only) seems to have quite good C11 support.
I don't know what's going on in the embedded world.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Will write code for food.
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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What's new in C? Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2012-11-28 19:41 -0700
Re: What's new in C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-11-28 19:15 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2012-12-06 02:43 -0700
Re: What's new in C? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-12-06 07:45 -0500
Re: What's new in C? Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2012-11-29 10:36 +0100
Re: What's new in C? Weland <weland@sdf.lonestar.org> - 2012-11-29 10:17 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2012-12-04 01:45 -0700
Re: What's new in C? Weland <weland@sdf.lonestar.org> - 2012-11-29 09:48 +0000
Re: What's new in C? David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-11-29 13:50 +0100
Re: What's new in C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-11-29 05:55 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2012-11-29 12:48 -0600
Re: What's new in C? Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-11-30 10:46 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-11-30 05:31 -0800
Re: What's new in C? "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-11-30 14:22 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-11-30 15:04 +0000
Re: What's new in C? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-11-30 16:41 +0000
Re: What's new in C? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-11-30 11:49 -0500
Re: What's new in C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-11-30 10:12 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-11-30 11:12 -0800
Re: What's new in C? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-11-30 22:26 +0000
Re: What's new in C? "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-11-30 22:36 +0000
Re: What's new in C? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-11-30 23:27 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2012-12-04 01:39 -0700
Re: What's new in C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-12-04 00:43 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2012-12-04 03:14 -0700
Re: What's new in C? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-12-04 12:50 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-12-04 05:54 -0800
Re: What's new in C? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-12-04 20:51 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-12-04 16:09 -0500
Re: What's new in C? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-12-04 16:19 -0500
Re: What's new in C? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-12-04 21:45 +0000
Re: What's new in C? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-12-05 01:13 +0000
Re: What's new in C? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-12-04 20:36 -0500
Re: What's new in C? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2012-12-04 20:26 -0600
Re: What's new in C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-12-04 18:48 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-12-05 02:57 +0000
Re: What's new in C? "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-05 01:42 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2012-12-06 02:06 -0700
Re: What's new in C? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-12-06 07:50 -0500
Re: What's new in C? JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2012-12-06 13:46 +0000
Re: What's new in C? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-12-06 09:39 -0500
Re: What's new in C? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-11-30 15:52 -0500
Re: What's new in C? Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2012-12-04 01:53 -0700
Re: What's new in C? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-12-04 08:16 -0500
Re: What's new in C? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-12-04 21:18 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-12-04 18:04 -0500
Re: What's new in C? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-12-05 01:19 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-12-04 21:05 -0500
Re: What's new in C? Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2012-12-05 16:45 +0100
Re: What's new in C? Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2012-12-06 01:45 -0700
Re: What's new in C? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-12-06 08:12 -0500
Re: What's new in C? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-12-06 21:13 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-12-06 09:15 -0500
Re: What's new in C? Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2012-12-12 18:28 -0700
Re: What's new in C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-11-30 11:22 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2012-12-04 03:04 -0700
Re: What's new in C? Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-11-29 18:19 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-11-29 11:41 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-11-30 20:50 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Jens Gustedt <jens.gustedt@loria.fr> - 2012-11-30 23:35 +0100
Re: What's new in C? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-12-05 03:26 +0000
Re: What's new in C? gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2012-12-05 23:49 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Cal Dershowitz <cal@example.invalid> - 2012-12-06 01:49 -0700
Re: What's new in C? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-12-08 07:55 +0000
Re: What's new in C? "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-08 13:29 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-12-08 15:23 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2012-12-08 17:46 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-12-08 10:45 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-12-08 19:32 +0000
Re: What's new in C? "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-08 18:55 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-09 08:26 +1300
Re: What's new in C? "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-08 20:12 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-09 09:18 +1300
Re: What's new in C? "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-08 21:21 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-09 10:27 +1300
Re: What's new in C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-12-08 13:36 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-12-08 12:59 -0800
Re: What's new in C? "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-08 22:10 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-12-08 16:15 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-09 14:23 +1300
Re: What's new in C? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-12-09 14:20 +1300
Re: What's new in C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-12-08 11:32 -0800
Re: What's new in C? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-12-09 02:52 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-12-09 02:53 +0000
Re: What's new in C? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-12-08 20:08 +0000
Re: What's new in C? "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-12-08 20:25 +0000
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