Re: C compiler, assembler and linker

[Robert de Bath <robert$@mayday.cix.co.uk>]

On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Manuel Novoa III wrote:

> > I just put these two lines in a script in my $HOME/bin directory.
> >
> > #!/bin/sh -
> > exec /usr/src/linux_86/bin/ncc "$@"
>
> I use a similar script (with options and include path overrides), but I
> was using bcc rather than ncc.

That's the difference; ncc looks in directories relative to where it is
on the fielsystem, bcc looks in 'standard' places.

> BTW, there was one other mod in my bcc patch that I forgot to mention.
> Since bcc doesn't support ## for token pasting, I was using the old k&r
> method (where /**/ doesn't get mapped to space as in ANSI C).  But
>
> #define __PASTE(x,y) x/**/y
>
> wasn't working for me, so I patched things so it would.  That was some
> time ago though, so I don't know if it is still a problem with stock
> bcc.

I'd looked at that line several times but didn't do anything about it.
But it _is_ a K&R compiler so it probably should do K&R pasting.

> Oh yes, and I had modifed the flags for ncc in the dev86 build to
> include -ansi because the ELKS headers have now been ansi-fied.

XXXX Rant about BCC being a K&R compiler deleted!

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Rob.                          (Robert de Bath <robert$ @ debath.co.uk>)
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