XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 11:12:44 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
      
   > Waldek Hebisch wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
   >   
   >> In alt.folklore.computers c186282  wrote:   
   >>    
   >>>   Hmm ... look at all the GNU 'compilers' -   
   >>>   FORTRAN, COBOL, Ada, 'D', M2, Rust,C++, G++, even Algol-68. None are   
   >>>   'compilers' per-se, but to-'C' TRANSLATORS. So, 'C', pretty much All   
   >>>   Are One And One Is All.   
   >>   
   >> No.  Compiler as first stage translate given language to a common   
   >> representation.  This representatiton is different than C.  Ada and GNU   
   >> Pascal have parametrized types, there is nothing like that in C.   
   >>   
   >>    
   >>   
   >> C++ (and some other languages)   
   >> have exceptions, C do not have them.   
   >   
   > What about setjmp()/longjmp() ?   
      
   Let's not forget sigsetjmp and siglongjmp. They're very useful or   
   dangerous depending on skill level.   
      
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