On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 04:11:57PM -0700, Paul Scott wrote: > Eric G. Miller wrote: > > On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 15:48:08 -0800 (PST), "Jeffrey W. Baker" <[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, dman wrote: > >>>On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 09:31:36AM -0800, Paul Mackinney wrote: > >>>| Gary Turner muttered: > >>>| > On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 16:11:33 -0500, Phil Beder wrote: > >>>| > > >>>| > >Where can I find a good, complete manual for C and C++ programming > >>>| > >languages for the gcc compiler. > >>>| > >>>... > >>>| Kernighan and Ritchie is 'the' C book, > >>>... > >>> > >>>Be aware though that K&R is the old standard. Their book describes > >>>"K&R C" which is very similar, but a bit different than ANSI C. > >>>Still, K&R is a highly recommended reference by many people. (I don't > >>>have it, but my friend's dad has an really old copy of it) > >>> > >>K&R 2nd edition, which is the only edition you can buy these days, deals > >>with ANSI C. It is completely accurate and I recommend it to anyone > >>learning C. > >> > > > > Unless a 3rd edition comes out, it is no longer up to date. But, AFAIK, > > there is only one fully comformant C99 compiler and it isn't gcc (although, > > gcc 3.0 is pretty close). I don't know that I'd recommend K&R to someone > > who doesn't have any programming experience, but it's still worth having > > around for reference. > > > Similarly, Stanley Lippman's C++ Primer (3rd edition?) may not be the > best for a beginner since it's in the style of K&R but it's a great C++ > reference.
K&R C (2nd Edition) has everything I ever wanted to know about ANSI C, except about const. It may be small, but it is quite complete. It is a pleasant change to be able to carry around a 200 page book which is an almost-complete reference (and tutorial) instead of the 500-1000 page bricks that seem to be the standard now. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Welcome to the GNU age! http://www.gnu.org
