-=> On 19 Mar 96  09:05:58 Paul Edwards articulated to John Gardeniers <=-

 JG>         The answer is that my compiler has nothing like it, although I have
 JG> written a routine which probably does the same thing.  This is what I'm

 PE> Why not use a different compiler?  EMX 0.9b is a 32-bit DOS-extended,
 PE> ISO-conforming compiler.  You may also be able to use LSI-C, available
 PE> for FREQ from 3:711/934.  There is another one around which I don't
 PE> have, Hitech C.

        Hi Paul,

        Sounds good except that it just might not work too well on my XT
and I'm not in a position, or a hurry, to upgrade my computer.  If I ever
do end up with something a bit more modern I will possibly have a good look
at some other compilers, although I like PCC.

 JG> about ANSII, let alone ISO.  Besides, ISO has no business messing about
 JG> with programing languages.

 PE> And why is that?

        A weights and measures body has no business dealing with anything
which can, at best, be described as being one of the arts.  My own feeling
is that once C started to get away from the original K&R specs it should
simply have become a new language.

        As far as standards go, they mean _nothing_ unless you can compile
_any_ source code (for a given language) using _any_ compiler.  Not likely
to happen on this planet.

 PE>                   FREQ ANSI_C.* from 3:711/934 and you will get a copy
 PE> of the ANSI C draft, which is basically identical to ISO/IEC
 PE> 9899:1990. I am very interested to know what you think is wrong with
 PE> ANSI_C.*.  I reckon it's perfect.  BFN.  Paul.

        I _am_ interested in the standards specs, even if I don't agree
with them, or the body which laid them out, and would like to get a copy of
this file.  I am trying to find out how do Freq but have been told that
it's a sysop only function.  If you could shed any more light on this it
would certainly help, as I often get a reply which has something along the
lines of "Freq file ABC.ZIP from 3:456/789".

                John

... I forgot something once, can't remember what though.
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