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- From: gavron@spades.aces.com (Ehud Gavron 602-570-2000 x. 2546)
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- Subject: re: VAX c
- Message-ID: <5JAN199300111897@spades.aces.com>
- Date: 5 Jan 93 07:11:00 GMT
- References: <9212282111.AA11260@uu3.psi.com> <1hs23kINNnqs@gap.caltech.edu> <4JAN199309361642@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu> <1993Jan4.194124.25076@eco.twg.com>
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- In article <1993Jan4.194124.25076@eco.twg.com>, larry@eco.twg.com writes...
- ..
- # Don't blame this on C ! It is an excellent systems level programming
- #language.. Most of the code that I write in C is never even linked to a RTL..
- #Unfortunately when DEC introduced VAX C, the RTL was not as well thought out
- #as it should have been and therefore abomination..
-
- All of my C-code is written so that it does NOT link with VAXCRTL
- for that exact reason. In fact I've become so used to doing
- cmain() /* so we don't link with the hated VAXCRTL */
- that it was a hard habit to break for DECC :-)
-
- #fortunately,
- #we now have DEC C.. this has tremendous promise as an excellent implementation
- #of C where the policies don't get confused with the implementation details.
-
- Agreed :)
-
- #
- #-Larry.
-
- Ehud
-
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- Ehud Gavron (EG76)
- gavron@vesta.sunquest.com
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