From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id b4c251b5 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2018 16:25:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E39DFA2262; Thu, 6 Dec 2018 02:25:09 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3201EA1F04; Thu, 6 Dec 2018 02:24:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id C2694A1F04; Thu, 6 Dec 2018 02:24:43 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-lj1-f170.google.com (mail-lj1-f170.google.com [209.85.208.170]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 33012A1F01 for ; Thu, 6 Dec 2018 02:24:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-lj1-f170.google.com with SMTP id k19-v6so18862184lji.11 for ; Wed, 05 Dec 2018 08:24:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=dIKWVXKfiI4h6FXkarqrERC6A22saJBkwz9OJN/OimI=; b=YqMVSjgvmSKzN/jePTW8Zo0TAxTwBKBDEDLn/lKkKBfRmAmjHVdJf7rISeWyqgyUv7 ZnlYaCbEn8It+cNxmzVo1vw1wi0ztry6OnLE8/RvvDAB55TtH86hjRcR/HYw2OYDfvid TKrZM2OHr2bwn7eEd7OG70xJpA8FQ7NCtIIfxgRCpTlSuOKd1oyBbJwXlh2YOLRPiynI gx9XYNM5HZ7wei0tgtjMnqUyzqYyjY87xopO2yryoPMoOGF1+gmkU6ItSzcqBN80iliE vtutwez81C34/Nsr1MMk71swiGq28byRIod4EYZ8XrBw4pnJqeZ05zpZfOQrWItwod2h Y5Tg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=dIKWVXKfiI4h6FXkarqrERC6A22saJBkwz9OJN/OimI=; b=A4IBiUP1m7SHfkgKMW5nGItPVxw+cKga+93Mmj2FahGfahBM+6/iSdOl9oCngZ/SGM gBvikvINiI0DFY7dknDDYLYkdXmOSNENaOH0f27qN1AmICqnj9nh4NYK+V1MWE8C7Y5U PvfN5MJ+wwkYuTO0qfiC+Siz//Yj9jQVkQ+i+KCwkZgJRUZeUPd8HoLXMIOWiPBmOUNW rghQubKI8+xtsQXOcqw1AhphhEKrE0ssxKA9An7mejm3NK5FNMM2TmEDPMB/mbeW5JY6 F+4+z7jouPdmNhEPzjfZ9uzRCggkH8VyIBY0bm4SivS1L2Gdjz/mLIjzCbODfyUHe70/ r6Yw== X-Gm-Message-State: AA+aEWZPwkuQNSuS0ckV/ow3RY6cR6K6het4W18e4zpNLGMnTjQ8o4Qf OOLHZpu+y2hqvSXsmNirVtCSI9n+4OAeilNc/is= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AFSGD/Up9cSzcecu4UY1Du3zI3hFOTBMbBoamtdNyvJLgD2b5FpFsDoUofDKS4pS0uDXJEBKL7/RazHmd3uGBdBShHM= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:8156:: with SMTP id t22-v6mr11100392ljg.32.1544027076438; Wed, 05 Dec 2018 08:24:36 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a2e:3a11:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Wed, 5 Dec 2018 08:24:36 -0800 (PST) From: Paul Winalski Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2018 11:24:36 -0500 Message-ID: To: Clem Cole Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: [TUHS] DEC compilers (was Happy birthday, John Backus!) X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" Another DEC compiler that I forgot was the original C compiler for Tru64 Unix on the Alpha. This was done at the DECwest facility in Seattle (which originally had been set up by Dave Cutler). It was a very strict implementation of the ANSI C89 standard--it had no extensions such as K&R support. One customer called it the "Rush Limbaugh of C compilers" because it was extremely conservative and you couldn't argue with it. -Paul W.