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Old C Compiler Lives Again Under GPL

Posted by timothy on from the just-what-I-was-looking-for dept.

JordanH writes "The DeSmet-C compiler, a commercial C compiler from the '80s, is being released under the GPL. Yet another alternative C compiler implementation available for your coding pleasure."

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  1. Forgive me, but... by Total_Wimp · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I do think it's good to bring new life to old code by open-sourcing it, but this one seems a little problematic. Playing Doom or using an old OS for a special purpose can be fun and useful, but why would you want to chance your code on an old and questionably maintained compiler?

    If I'm missing something, let me know, but this just looks a bit more useless than the average open source project. I know it's educational, but is there anything real anyone would chance on it?

  2. Not for serious use by Nasarius · · Score: 3, Insightful
    From the article:
    I started feeling the usual insane urge to play with a C compiler source.

    It seems it's more for people who just want to poke at the source of a real compiler, without having to deal with the mind-boggling complexities of GCC. I might take a look myself.

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    LOAD "SIG",8,1
  3. Addendum by JordanH · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I was in a hurry when I submitted this story.

    I should have added that I saw this on the excellent PLNews: Programming Language News site.