> On Feb 28, 2023, at 8:35 PM, Dan Cross wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 9:07 PM Ronald Natalie wrote: >> [snip] >> At least it didn’t come with a prayer book like the Metalware compiler (which really needed all the divine intervention that it could get). > > Was that the one that shipped with the IBM RT? Is it just my > imagination or did some of the error messages contain biblical > references? > > - Dan C. It may be that Metaware was available for AIX on the RT, but, if so, not bundled with AIX. AIX 1 releases bundled a fairly vanilla pcc as provided by ISC. AIX 2 releases bundled pcc with the HCR optimization phase added. I’m not sure about AIX 3 and beyond, since I left before they were released. The “strategic” plan was a reimplementation of the PL.8 compiler as a C compiler with the work done by an IBM group in Toronto. I suspect that was extra cost option and that pcc with HCR was still bundled in the base. I have the impression that AOS (BSD for RT) eventually also included the HCR phase. See https://notes.technologists.com/notes/2017/03/08/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning-801-romp-rtpc-aix-versions/ for more context. CHS -- voice: +1.512.784.7526 e-mail: sauer@technologists.com fax: +1.512.346.5240 web: https://technologists.com/sauer/ Facebook/Google/LinkedIn/Twitter: CharlesHSauer