2015-11-27 13:42 GMT+01:00 <tlaronde@polynum.com>:

> On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 09:13:20AM +0100, Giacomo Tesio wrote:
> >
> > I know nothing about compilers, but actually gcc and clang dimension and
> > complexity is astonishing.
>
> It's not astonishing: it's research. They want to prove that a black
> hole does exist.
>

Funny, but actually I was wondering if there is any subtle issue in the
standards of the C language that makes it somehow hard to implement.
For example I've met a few times weird implementations of libraries and
frameworks dictated by broken standards: once they are in, they can never
be removed due to backward compatibility. I thought that Charles (that also
implemented the Limbo compiler) might have referenced these kind of issues
in his pun.


Giacomo