Re: Which compiler for a learner of C?

jaysome said:

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Have you ever actually installed and used a version of lcc-win32?

Nope. I use Linux. Why would I need lcc-win32?

But until recently, despite never having installed it, I had a link to it on
my Web site, suggesting it as a free compiler that people might like to use
if they happen to be on a Windows platform. I removed the link recently
because, after reading what Mr Navia has had to say in comp.lang.c in the
last few weeks, I lack confidence that the compiler is a conforming C
compiler.

That does not mean I am claiming it is not conforming. It means I lack
confidence that it is conforming. Just recently we discovered here in clc
that it was not conforming in one particular respect, and Mr Navia fixed it
very promptly when it was pointed out, for which he is to be commended. But
I'm wondering how many other non-conformances are lurking therein, given Mr
Navia's rather cavalier statements about pedantry.

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