Re: I'm still here

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From: Chuck Thompson
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 22:42

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>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Rees <Jim.Rees@umich.edu> writes:

    Jim> I'm afraid you're mistaken.  The lemacs README file,
    Jim> available at ftp://lucid.com/pub/lemacs/README, says, "Note
    Jim> that building Lucid Emacs requires an ANSI C compiler, like
    Jim> gcc, or Lucid's own (and the galaxy's best) Lucid C/C++."
    Jim> I've verified this by trying to build it with a K&R C
    Jim> compiler.  Gnu emacs 19 and all its ancestors are written in
    Jim> K&R C.

    Jim> The reason I say this is unfortunate is that ansi C is much
    Jim> less portable than K&R C (which I just call "C" to avoid
    Jim> confusion).

I think calling ANSI C a different source language than K&R C is a
poor choice of words.  As for ANSI C being less portable than K&R,
opinions differ.



				-Chuck

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From: cthomp@hal.cs.uiuc.edu (Chuck Thompson)
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Subject: Re: I'm still here
Date: 15 Apr 1994 22:42:17 GMT
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