From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 22 20:09:56 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DC25106566C for ; Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:09:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh1.interactivevillages.com (ca.2e.7bae.static.theplanet.com [174.123.46.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10BDA8FC0C for ; Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:09:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 184-78-197-203.war.clearwire-wmx.net ([184.78.197.203] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh1.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Rp3ja-0005MR-UQ for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:09:28 -0800 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:09:51 -0800 Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:09:51 -0800 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120122200951.GA74735@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4F1C0736.3060802@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <201201221438.q0MEcYov066825@mail.r-bonomi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="x+6KMIRAuhnl3hBn" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201201221438.q0MEcYov066825@mail.r-bonomi.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh1.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: Clang - what is the story? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:09:56 -0000 --x+6KMIRAuhnl3hBn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Robert Bonomi on Sunday, 22 January 2012: > Da Rock wrote: >=20 > > I personally had no idea this was going on; my impression was gcc grew= =20 > > out of the original compiler that built unix, and the only choices were= =20 > > borland and gcc. The former for win32 crap and the latter for, well,=20 > > everything else. >=20 > "Once upon a time", there were _many_ alternatives for C compilers. > Commercial -- i.e. 'you pay for it', or bundled with a pay O/S -- offeri= ngs > included (this is a _partial_ list, ones _I_ have personal knowledge of): >=20 > PCC -- (the original one0 medium-lousy code but the code-generator was= =20 > easily adapted to new/diferent hardwre > Green Hills Softwaware (used by a number of unix hardare manufacturers) > Sun Microsystems developed their own ("acc") > Silicon Graphics, Inc > Hewlett-Packard > Symantic (Think C -- notable for high-performance on early Apple Mac'= s, > significantly better than Apple's own MPW) > Manx Software ("Aztec C" -- a 'best of breed' for MS-DOS) > Microsoft > Intel > CCS > Watcom > Borland > Zortech > Greenleaf Software > Ellis Computing (specializing in 'budget' compilers, circa $30 pricetag= s) > "Small C" > tcc -- the 'tiny C compiler >=20 >=20 > I'm sure others can name ones I've overlooked. I used a horrible C compiler on CP/M -- I guess I've blocked its name out of my memory. Anything you found in K&R that sounded cool you had to go write a test program to see if this compiler actually supported it. Sometimes it did, but differently. --=20 =2EO. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com =2E.O | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com --x+6KMIRAuhnl3hBn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPHG0PAAoJEIpckszW26+RRi8H/iketH5kB/OKVZtVu7qNN1Cj g5Sx18L8y1XcfnalQdEF6+DRZI2n3YqLxSt4Ch5Q0EDcrON7SIBSQmXHvvQXLs1a 0SfJ/E24rmIvLwWWVs0rTb4fhIUDwzvZQS7OKnMgfH4kzb+whxI9BdgSvt27Bxg2 qnG4SrF/4rm3dPQu2uZsMv0XWr4PnKSgRf76GW4WKYqaMkM4xH2Od+c/yqHHjNaS la8WBLeyMV0mfXk4ONpPzZuE1O/GEoROvsNuWWAaNkGeWI62AbesO5JqBv7RAG3y u3QH68N7lTxnEL77agGSkzMDY4EcT4W9YPle9FyAZehZc6hylVmSaUBsjMHwRF8= =/xvn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --x+6KMIRAuhnl3hBn--