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From: Nate Williams <nate@trout.sri.MT.net>
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In-Reply-To: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
       "Re: Slight flame from Linux user" (Jun  8,  5:18pm)
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[ Free C compiler not GNU ]

> A lot of people (all on the hackers list, a far as I can tell) have
> asked this question.
> 
> The URL that answers it is:
> 
> 	http://cuiwww.unige.ch/cgi-bin/freecomp
> 
> The "Free Compilers and Interpreters Catalog".
> 
> I believe the one that struct the cord in my memory was the Purdue compiler.

The only thing Purdue has is PCCTS, or Purdue Compiler ConsTruction Set,
which is a YACC-like tool.

I peruse this when it's posted to comp.compilers, but I've not yet seen
any complete and free C compiler yet, although rumors of a finished lcc
port to Sparcs and x86 were thrown around for a while.


Nate