prindle@nadc.arpa (01/10/86)
I am interested in availability of a program or set of programs which can be used to determine how well a particular C compiler conforms to a standard (e.g. the K&R standard) and for detecting any failures of the compiler to either process the source code correctly or generate correct object code. This is the sort of test a compiler implementor might utilize to check his progress toward a full implementation; sort of like the ACVC suite is to the Ada Language. If anyone on this list knows of the existence of such a program or set of programs, and whether they are public domain or not, please send net mail directly to my mailbox (Prindle@NADC.arpa). Any info you can provide will be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Frank Prindle U.S. Naval Air Development Center Warminster, Pa. 215-441-2537 Arpanet: Prindle@NADC.arpa Usenet: ...!...!harvard!prindle%nadc.arpa P.S. No, we aren't writing a compiler, just need to evaluate existing ones.
tps@sdchema.UUCP (Tom Stockfisch) (01/13/86)
<> One set of tests I would highly recommend is to run the "Obfuscated C Contest" winning progams through your compiler. If it can understand all those, it can't be too far off the mark. --Tom Stockfisch, UCSD Chemistry