Re: Which compiler for a learner of C?

On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:00:49 +0000, Richard Heathfield
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jacob navia said:

pkirk25 wrote:

Is there another for the Win32 platform that is recommended?

Look lcc-win32 is a compiler system written for developing in C.

But he asked for one that is recommended.

Richard, are you ever going to get your head out of your ass, or has
picking on Jacob become your mission in life?

It is one thing, perhaps, to rebuke him when he answers a question by
pointing out a non-standard extension that his compiler has. But your
reply in this particular case smacks of nothing so much as personal
harassment or perhaps a vendetta of some sort.

Have you ever actually installed and used a version of lcc-win32? It
may be a bit hard to understand, but it is actually quite useful for
many things, and the non-standard extensions do not have to be used.

I have used his compiler, and Pelle's C, on occasion for algorithm
tests where I can write code cleanly and still receive enormous
performance improvements over Microsoft, Borland, and others, merely
because they support C99's inline functions.

Just what are your issues with Jacob and his compiler? I agree,
sometimes his posts stray off-topic, but the notion of adding language
extensions to a compiler is not something he initiated. Indeed, if it
were not for the fact that the C standard is in maintenance mode just
now, the best way to get extensions added to future standards is not
just to propose them, but to point to successful implementations. And
Jacob is doing just that.

Continuing to criticize lcc-win32 without producing examples of
incorrect code if produced, and continuing to criticize Jacob when, as
in this case, there was absolutely nothing off-topic about his reply,
is beginning to make you look like a pompous ass, or perhaps a troll.

How about giving it a rest?

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