Re: [TUHS] C++ / Kernel

[Clem Cole <clemc@ccc.com>]

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Yep.  Im pretty sure I remember void being in typesetter C also.   IIRC the
differences between that version of Dennis’s compiler and what was included
in 7th Edition was mostly in the libraries ie stdio was first released as
part of the typesetter compiler but it was still a work in progress.

On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 7:42 PM <ron@ronnatalie.com> wrote:

> Void probably showed up their first as well    It was more like modern C
> than the V6 compiler.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TUHS <tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org> On Behalf Of Noel Chiappa
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 7:30 PM
> To: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org
> Cc: jnc@mercury.lcs.mit.edu
> Subject: Re: [TUHS] C++ / Kernel
>
>     > From: Ron Natalie
>
>     > The BSD kernel looks as if it requires such a later compiler (it uses
>     > bit fields which the earlier compilers didn't support).
>
> Umm, minor nit: bit fields were added to/as of 'Typesetter C', which I
> gather was intermediate between V6 and V7.
>
>         Noel
>
> --
Sent from a handheld expect more typos than usual

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