Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!ukma!sean From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) Newsgroups: news.admin Subject: PD C as solution to binary groups Message-ID: <6960@g.ms.uky.edu> Date: Mon, 27-Jul-87 19:10:19 EDT Article-I.D.: g.6960 Posted: Mon Jul 27 19:10:19 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 29-Jul-87 00:37:37 EDT Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY Lines: 23 A compiler isn't going to solve all the problems anyway. Most programs use system specific features. A compiler can't resolve all of them. Try porting an Amiga program that uses windows and bitblt graphics and 4 channel sound to an IBM pc. So what is the solution? Never use system specific features? Put #ifdefs to support every machine that the compiler runs on? No way! What about people that happen to like their $400 (or $4000) dollar compilers? Are they going to discard their investment for something that probably won't nearly work as well? Frankly, I'd rather see only source posted. Unfortunately, not everyone has a compiler. Not everyone uses C either. Not everyone has the source to the programs they post. What about PKARC or PROCOMM for the IBM pc? No one is going to get source for them, but the community benefits by their presence. The same goes for any shareware program or software that the author does not wish to relase with source, as is his right. Sean -- -- Sean Casey sean@ms.uky.edu, {uunet,cbosgd}!ukma!sean -- sean@ms.uky.csnet, sean@UKMA.BITNET -- We want... a shrubbery!