gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) (02/26/91)
In article <3667@ssc-bee.ssc-vax.UUCP> carroll@ssc-vax.UUCP (Jeff Carroll) writes: > Are most C compilers broken in significant ways? Most C compilers that I've encountered work fairly well, having only a few occasional bugs that can usually be avoided once they are known. > Why do most FORTRAN compilers seem to be basically >functional, when C compilers on the same machines are hosed? I haven't noticed much difference in quality between Fortran and C compilers. I've seen similar bugs in most of them. > What could I do (or implore my employer to do) to improve my >luck? You could specify standard conformance as an essential constraint for procurement of C implementations, and hold the vendors to it.