top | item 46942535 (no title) wrxd | 20 days ago Why would the correct output of a C compiler not work with a standard linker? discuss order hn newest lelanthran|20 days ago > Why would the correct output of a C compiler not work with a standard linker?I feel it should for a specific platform/target, but I don't know if it did.Writing a linker is still a lot of work, so if their original $20k cost of production did not include a linker I'd be less impressed.Which raises the question, did CC also produce its own pre-processor or just use one of the many free ones?
lelanthran|20 days ago > Why would the correct output of a C compiler not work with a standard linker?I feel it should for a specific platform/target, but I don't know if it did.Writing a linker is still a lot of work, so if their original $20k cost of production did not include a linker I'd be less impressed.Which raises the question, did CC also produce its own pre-processor or just use one of the many free ones?
lelanthran|20 days ago
I feel it should for a specific platform/target, but I don't know if it did.
Writing a linker is still a lot of work, so if their original $20k cost of production did not include a linker I'd be less impressed.
Which raises the question, did CC also produce its own pre-processor or just use one of the many free ones?