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- From: c2a192@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca (Kazimir Kylheku)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada
- Date: 29 Feb 1996 15:24:22 -0800
- Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
- Message-ID: <4h5cj6INNati@anvil.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca>
- References: <JSA.96Feb16135027@organon.com> <4gvrffINNlqo@anvil.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca> <4h4j31$1ga3@watnews1.watson.ibm.com> <4h5cbcINNahr@anvil.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca>
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- In article <4h5cbcINNahr@anvil.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca>,
- Kazimir Kylheku <c2a192@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca> wrote:
- >program will be accepted by some old, old compilers. Acceptance by a compiler
- >is not to be confused with real portability issues.
- >
- >Only ANSI guarantees portability.
-
- Of course, I should have properly qualified that. ANSI C allows portable
- programs to be written. The only reason for resorting to old-style C is to
- satisfy old compilers which are still in use in some places.
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