Re: Why I use gcc

From	BartC <bc@freeuk.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Why I use gcc
Date	2016-09-27 11:22 +0100
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On 27/09/2016 08:48, David Brown wrote:
> On 26/09/16 22:32, supercat@casperkitty.com wrote:

>> 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?

> The problem here is that you have a single OS on a single hardware
> platform, with application level code - and you /still/ have a dozen
> different calling conventions to deal with, with each compiler having
> different details in how these are specified.
>

Why doesn't the language acknowledge the existence of foreign functions?

That is, that there might be other languages that do things differently, 
but a C program might want to call functions in that other language, and 
vice versa.

This could be one reason why there are several different conventions 
even on the same target. (On x64, I use my own convention different from 
both the Win64 and Linux64 ABI. Within the language I use foreign 
function attributes such as 'windows' and 'clang'.)

C seems to assume that a C program will only ever call a C function.

Yet, '__stdcall' has become a de facto attribute amongst some compilers, 
although they can't seem to agree on its placement. If the language gave 
some guidelines on this, perhaps there wouldn't be such
disagreement.

-- 
Bartc

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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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