From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael McConnell Subject: Re: Future of ELKS Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 17:59:39 +0100 Sender: linux-8086-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <40AE357B.9090002@eridani.co.uk> References: <1084985870.3062.23.camel@talena.hsol.net> <40AD4286.1090801@cowlark.com> <20040521132425.GP24490@duckman.distro.conectiva> <200405211730.45239.dg@cowlark.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200405211730.45239.dg@cowlark.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: linux-8086@vger.kernel.org David Given wrote: > The only problem is that Minix' compiler, bcc, only supports K&R C. However, > there are tools available that will convert ANSI C into K&R C; that's how > ELKS is currently built. Admittedly, you don't get the superior type checking > that ANSI C gives you, but it does build. Minix actually uses the Amsterdam Compiler Kit, and is invoked as 'cc'. -- -- Michael "Soruk" McConnell Eridani MailStripper -- www.eridani.co.uk/MailStripper -- Uncovers Everything! /* Halley */ <--- Halley's Comment