Re: Why I use gcc

From	Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Why I use gcc
Date	2016-09-26 22:47 +0100
Organization	Fix this later
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On 26/09/16 22:14, jacobnavia wrote:
> Le 26/09/2016 à 22:32, supercat@casperkitty.com a écrit :
>> Should compiler writers not give programmers the opportunity to
>> improve the
>> efficiency of their code by letting them tell the compiler which calling
>> conventions to use in different cases?
>
> If we follow Mr Heathfield the answer is NO.

On the contrary, I'm all for the idea of compiler writers providing 
flexibility in their compilers by supplying extensions that are topical 
in compiler-specific newsgroups.

> What do you want?
>
> A program that runs smoothly and fast?
>
> No!

Well, yes, sometimes.

>
> A program that does nothing but will run from the 6502 to the Cray
> computer?
>
> Yes!

Well, no, a program that does nothing isn't much use (except for 
IEFBR14, of course).

Of course we sometimes need platform-specific functionality. And 
sometimes we get stuck with that, and need help. And the place to look 
for that help is in platform-specific newsgroups.

You don't do sarcasm very well, and as usual you didn't think it 
through. You seem to think that Usenet is all one piece. It isn't. It's 
divided up into subject areas, and for good reason. Discussing compiler 
extensions here is like cooking in the bathroom or posting letters into 
the fishpond or mowing the roof. When people suggest you shouldn't cook 
in the bathroom, that doesn't mean they're anti-cooking. They're just 
pointing out that there are better places to do your cooking.

Similarly, people who suggest that compiler-specific stuff is better 
discussed in compiler-specific newsgroups aren't being anti-extensions. 
They're just pointing out that there are better places to discuss 
extensions.

-- 
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

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Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-26 14:31 +0100
  Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-26 15:45 +0200
    Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-26 15:22 +0100
      Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-26 16:31 +0200
      Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-27 15:05 -0700
        Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-28 00:42 +0100
          Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-28 09:50 -0700
            Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-28 18:39 +0100
              Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-07 12:28 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-07 04:36 -0700
              Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 05:31 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-07 14:00 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 07:48 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-07 17:36 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 10:38 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-07 19:47 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-07 12:25 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 12:26 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-07 13:10 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 13:22 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-07 14:13 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 01:15 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 10:42 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 11:36 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-08 14:25 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 15:05 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 16:29 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-08 17:21 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-08 16:39 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 16:58 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-08 21:15 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-08 11:27 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 20:09 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-08 21:16 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 21:28 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-09 01:19 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-09 01:36 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 09:32 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-10-09 03:44 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-09 12:07 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-09 12:12 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-09 12:37 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-09 13:57 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-09 14:32 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-09 20:00 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-09 13:14 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-09 22:54 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-10-15 14:40 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-10-07 10:37 -0400
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-07 07:52 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-10-07 09:10 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-07 10:48 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-10-07 16:21 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-08 11:15 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-07 17:12 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-07 12:20 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 12:32 -0700
  Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-26 14:45 +0100
    Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-26 15:12 +0100
      Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-26 15:26 +0100
        Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-26 08:00 -0700
          Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-28 10:49 -0700
        Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-26 17:30 +0100
          Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-26 21:12 +0200
            Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-26 22:09 +0200
            Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-26 13:32 -0700
              Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-26 23:14 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-26 22:47 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 01:13 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-27 01:18 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-26 17:41 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 02:01 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-27 08:41 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-09-27 01:41 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-09-26 18:15 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2016-09-27 20:59 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-27 21:50 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-28 06:26 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-09-27 23:23 +0000
                Re: Why I use gcc Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-10-08 00:12 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-10-07 23:11 -0400
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 10:58 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-10-08 07:07 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-07 21:44 -0700
              Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-27 09:48 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 11:22 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-27 13:52 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-27 14:47 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-27 15:18 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 14:38 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-27 17:21 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-27 17:17 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-27 08:52 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2016-09-30 02:00 -0500
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-27 07:18 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-27 08:46 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-27 09:11 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-27 13:33 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 14:13 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-27 15:30 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-27 08:29 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-27 07:11 -0700
            Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-26 21:43 +0100
            Re: Why I use gcc raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-09-30 17:50 +0000
          Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 01:04 +0100
            Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-26 17:39 -0700
              Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 01:49 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-27 11:39 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 11:56 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-27 15:15 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-28 08:55 +0200
    Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-26 22:11 +0200
      Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-26 22:04 +0100
  Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-10 11:39 +0100
    Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-10 07:32 -0700
      Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-10-10 16:17 +0100
        Re: Why I use gcc Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2016-10-10 21:09 -0500
          Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-10-11 04:18 +0100
          Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 10:56 +0100
            Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-11 04:08 -0700
              Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 13:36 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-11 06:20 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 14:29 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-11 09:31 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 19:38 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-11 12:23 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-10-11 23:19 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 23:26 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-10-12 09:01 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-12 08:55 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-12 10:52 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-12 12:34 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-12 13:18 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 13:24 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc crankypuss <undisclosedUserid@gmail.com> - 2016-10-13 13:31 -0600
                Re: Why I use gcc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-16 03:00 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc crankypuss <undisclosedUserid@gmail.com> - 2016-10-16 04:46 -0600
                Re: Why I use gcc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-16 04:05 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-11 12:28 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 13:24 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 21:28 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-10-11 20:43 +0000
                Re: Why I use gcc Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2016-10-11 23:40 -0500
            Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-11 04:40 -0700
      Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-10 18:19 +0100
    Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-10 09:08 -0700
      Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-10 18:04 +0100
        Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-10 10:39 -0700
        Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-10 11:25 -0700
      Re: Why I use gcc Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-10-10 17:05 -0400
        Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-10 14:46 -0700
    Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-15 13:39 +0100
      Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-15 13:40 -0700
        Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-15 13:46 -0700

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