Re: C99 support

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Roger Leigh wrote:
> So would something like my proposed AC_PROG_CC_C99 macro be good as a
> start?  It would be optional, and simply check if a compiler
> previously found with AC_PROG_CC can be put into a C99 mode.  This
> would be good for what I want--a portable way to get a C99 compiler,
> and would be useful for others as well.

I am in favor of the AC_PROG_CC_C99 macro.  My only concern was that 
open source software might actually depend on it. :-)

> > The use of C++-style comments in open source C code is suspect. IBM's
> > AIX C compiler does not support them.
>
> But it's not a C99 compiler, is it? ;-)

No, it is not.  It is a perfectly good compiler though, capable of 
creating powerful programs which do useful things.

Bob
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