Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports

From	David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports
Date	2014-12-23 08:13 +0100
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On 23/12/14 03:42, James Harris wrote:
> "Robert Wessel" <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
> news:1bug9apk069qc21im6gcej6gl3b0ijnsr4@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:25:29 -0000, "James Harris"
>> <james.harris.1@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
>>> Is pre-ANSI C the same as K&R C? And did it support pass-by-value for
>>> structures?
>>
>>
>> Sort-of.  While K&R was the defacto pre-ANSI C standard, there were
>> numerous extensions, and many deviations.  Being able to pass
>> structure by value was a fairly common extension.  Taking a quick look
>> at the source it looks like there's some accommodation in bcc for
>> structures in function calls, but it's not really clear what it's
>> doing.
>>
>> Surely there's a better supported compiler available for whatever
>> platform you're targeting?
> 
> I'd welcome being pointed to a better compiler if there is one but I have 
> asked here before. Requirements are basically to produce x86 real mode (i.e. 
> 16-bit) output and run on Linux. Unfortunately gcc will produce 32-bit and 
> 64-bit but not 16-bit. Most other 8086-producing compilers seem to run under 
> DOS or Windows. Open Watcom C is supposed to have a Unix port but I could 
> not get it to work. So I've been using bcc.
> 
> James
> 

You've probably already looked, but in case you haven't - the FreeDOS
site might have ideas on compilers to suit you (for compiling FreeDOS
itself, rather than for running under FreeDOS - unless you go for a
DOSBox setup).

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A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-12-17 10:04 +0000
  Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-18 02:48 -0600
    Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-12-18 14:30 +0000
      Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports bert <bert.hutchings@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-18 11:49 -0800
      Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-18 14:27 -0600
        Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 16:30 +0000
          Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Thomas Richter <thor@math.tu-berlin.de> - 2015-01-29 15:53 +0100
            Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-29 17:33 +0000
              Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-29 17:52 +0000
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-29 18:24 +0000
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-29 18:42 +0000
            Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-01-30 09:56 +0000
              Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-30 10:13 +0000
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-01-30 13:21 +0000
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-30 14:16 +0000
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Thomas Richter <thor@math.tu-berlin.de> - 2015-02-01 08:54 +0100
            Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-30 10:17 +0000
  Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-18 10:13 +0000
    Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-18 12:34 +0000
    Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-12-18 15:06 +0000
  Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Nobody <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2014-12-18 10:27 +0000
    Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-18 04:44 -0600
      Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-12-18 15:21 +0000
        Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-12-18 20:33 +0000
          Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-12-22 16:25 +0000
            Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-22 14:38 -0600
              Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-12-22 21:14 +0000
              Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-12-23 02:42 +0000
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-22 22:52 -0600
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-12-23 11:00 +0000
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2014-12-23 14:46 -0600
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-24 05:21 -0600
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2014-12-23 08:13 +0100
            Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-12-22 20:02 +0000
              Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-12-23 02:33 +0000
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-22 23:05 -0600
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-12-23 09:57 +0000
                Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-12-23 10:49 +0000
            Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-22 21:18 +0000
    Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-12-18 10:12 -0800
  Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports Vincenzo Mercuri <nomail@yahoo.it> - 2014-12-18 18:52 +0100
    Re: A data type for a wider integer than the compiler supports "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-12-18 18:17 +0000

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