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[eru]

> The C language requires paying a 216 CHF by anyone that actually wants to understand how the language works, and not how their compiler deals with the source.

The binary you are actually executing is made with your compiler, not with the standard; which is just a static human readable document after all.

Though I'm not sure what your point is.

[pjmlp → eru]

How did that compiler sprung into existence, magic digital pixie dust?

[eru → pjmlp]

You know that especially for C, compilers predate the language spec?

[pjmlp → eru]

Ever heard of a book called K&R C, and another book called The Annotated Reference of UNIX, aka Lion's Book?

Also lots of AT&T and Bell Labs money poured into employees salaries.

[eru → pjmlp]

What about that book? K&R C is more of an introduction and perhaps a manual. It ain't a spec.

And that book was very much written to describe existing implementation(s) of C.

[exe34 → pjmlp]

No, somebody wrote it.

[eru → exe34]

Yes, indeed.

What a strange question..