On: A C89 compiler that produces executables that are ...

[emmelaich]

Thanks, good stuff. dolmen/Olivier's followup is good too.

I now remember why I used the complicated expr command and make; it's to ensure it works with C and C++.

And any language that happens to accept // as a comment and is supported by "make". (note that no actual Makefile is required)

[modeless → emmelaich]

That is a cool feature! It's a bit annoying to have separate versions for C and C++.