From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 31142 invoked from network); 5 Jan 2024 11:34:17 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (2600:3c01:e000:146::1) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 5 Jan 2024 11:34:17 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64F4143F17; Fri, 5 Jan 2024 21:34:12 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ua1-x931.google.com (mail-ua1-x931.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::931]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2542B43F16 for ; Fri, 5 Jan 2024 21:34:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ua1-x931.google.com with SMTP id a1e0cc1a2514c-7cbf98dd9efso277119241.1 for ; Fri, 05 Jan 2024 03:34:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1704454444; x=1705059244; darn=tuhs.org; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=Ukvz/RA/bW+R4SdvST0UlC99AmdlXfLQPd/6a6/tkUQ=; b=H3vT6tSpjL7FA+qD4Lql9MgcHs/1qV8BU1E3VhVYHFPSEVEMq1wGBvPPYF+zjQu3B7 n5AdF4tG7D/XW/CWXVkUs60HB+0UfqhYsJKtZtONm8JjjSC8DtRd2wed6bHj/m+zf1Fa RzBy8Hxi6jm2fVQmZYVstm1ePWqV0LP1vkNtju26Domkrwq5u2CRumKMzU2kKjSyhoWr 1S5DSMdRqo0AbfvRm+OX+yIov8/+7UC3nzOotTCQaADgrAMmxZHKnA84CFUc98ZB302u 1ER/PtcqyDTiv6WH2o67vGTYAqszN2ac4PEQLFSo7SF1H3IV2ObfEVOIIVNXRyve4W4d DdPw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1704454444; x=1705059244; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=Ukvz/RA/bW+R4SdvST0UlC99AmdlXfLQPd/6a6/tkUQ=; b=Z773cTnu8MnH7pzFElavZ2n1+ki2j61vmGPbq83Tx1mcA66SMd4ihlbwtZN3STESa9 YbWQYG1PTGEQWtWZOAlsANSCbxhdjz9IkWw4Grnbees83cFX3P/nxleYTe/qTYmM8zbH 7nv4mqufyZdq9cutXb92QE7c7EIC+1onCqPh811Rf4kUAdBToxZw7yBOlqr9xmziifwy DvKYIbxvBBU4Prc9/hcPqOW1PGVJa7IhUrEg52gfW+ovxlRTAMrpp+txpq1RyvhO67Gv PZCt4ya8DJpePdX1uEQOHdzQWU4o+kgipD28FruB5eKz84v7XnbVKW1uXqGWFF9r+V6E 00IQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yzgp7/FsTZwA6Dqjnh4VM0/o33AId14Jm/5DwpUFh3aSqOWJDKu EO6eAi40wUWRNFQMlIxaC9OMvdAj0nLueVYQp5I= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IG1F3C1v9BAg7rZtwjc5zfV8UaFaE9igRl1YF/Ih6HP2scc61v4h48rFNcFqmzKpFYy3nj/W5dTHZLKtPWx7D0= X-Received: by 2002:a67:f697:0:b0:467:4b75:5ce with SMTP id n23-20020a67f697000000b004674b7505cemr1056804vso.32.1704454443839; Fri, 05 Jan 2024 03:34:03 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Rob Pike Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 22:33:52 +1100 Message-ID: To: =?UTF-8?B?QXJhbSBIxIN2xINybmVhbnU=?= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000a937b7060e31391f" Message-ID-Hash: S3ORWAVDV6QA62QJFZPEZKPCWWVUBMSO X-Message-ID-Hash: S3ORWAVDV6QA62QJFZPEZKPCWWVUBMSO X-MailFrom: robpike@gmail.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: Lost Origins of the Plan 9 C Compiler List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --000000000000a937b7060e31391f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You shouldn't dismiss so lightly. The cited document answers the question of the first target, which was the National 32000. It ran on a Sequent multiprocessor, a machine we were thinking about using for other work. So no, it was not created on Research Unix, or at least not for it. We wanted a faster compiler for a number of reasons, and Ken had ideas about that. Because of its architecture, it was easy to port to other RISC architectures, such as the MIPS and SPARC, although both those machines had wrinkles that needed ironing out. -rob On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 10:05=E2=80=AFPM Aram H=C4=83v=C4=83rneanu wrote: > > I think this may be what you are looking for: > > http://doc.cat-v.org/bell_labs/new_c_compilers/ > > Since I have worked on a derivative of the Plan 9 C compiler, I > assure you I have read all the available papers and documentation > about it and they answer none of the questions raised above. > > -- > Aram H=C4=83v=C4=83rneanu > --000000000000a937b7060e31391f Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
You shouldn't dismiss so lightly. The cited document answers = the question of the first target, which was the National 32000. It ran on a= Sequent multiprocessor, a machine we were thinking about using for other w= ork.

So no, it was not created on Research Unix, or at least not for it. W= e wanted a faster compiler for a number of reasons, and Ken had ideas about= that. Because of its architecture, it was easy to port to other RISC archi= tectures, such as the MIPS and SPARC, although both those machines had wrin= kles that needed ironing out.

-rob


On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 10:05=E2= =80=AFPM Aram H=C4=83v=C4=83rneanu <ara= m.h@mgk.ro> wrote:
> I think this may be what you are looking for:
> http://doc.cat-v.org/bell_labs/new_c_compilers/<= /a>

Since I have worked on a derivative of the Plan 9 C compiler, I
assure you I have read all the available papers and documentation
about it and they answer none of the questions raised above.

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Aram H=C4=83v=C4=83rneanu
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