Re: ORCA/C is a horrible compiler

[mtiernan@world.std.com (Michael C Tiernan)]

vandry@CAM.ORG (Phillip Vandry) rants:
 > Well, I just got ORCA/C 2.0 last week. [...]
 > The first thing I did is compile [...]
 > I found out that the compiler outputs no errors whatsoever. [...]
 > ORCA/C being my first C compiler, I am far from fluent in C. [...]
 > The result is that ORCA/C is completely useless to me. [...]
 > Maybe there is a verbose flag? [...]

	Let's see.  You've had the product for a week, the first thing
	you did was set to using it without reviewing the manual.

	Because it doesn't report things the way YOU *THINK* (excuse the
	use of the term here) it should, it isn't working right.

	Now the fact that this is your FIRST C compiler AND, you're not
	familiar with the lanugage (and thereby any other compiler)
	shouldn't be weighed here, you don't like it so it's junk.

	However, you have the clarity of thought to admit that you may
	not know what you're missing in the form of a 'verbose' flag.
	Gee, maybe that big paperweight might have information on it.
	If you look, you might find that the MANUAL has information that
	you can use.  Try reading it sometime.

 > In any case 2.0 is useless...

	Maybe it's not the compiler that is useless.
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