Hi. On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 02:16:40AM +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > On 14/04/2015, Reco <recovery...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 12:36:28AM +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > >> On 13/04/2015, Reco <recovery...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> <snip> > >> > >> >Learning C is simple and > >> > fun. Just read classic K&R treatise, do all the examples. Did so back > >> > in > >> > high school, and no brain was damaged in the process :) > >> > The only problem today is to get a C compiler that understands K&R C. > >> > > >> > >> I have not programmed in "C" for about 20-25 years, now, but, from > >> memory, with compilers, like "C" compilers, don't they have a switch > >> that can be set, so that they accept only ANSI code, such as ANSI > >> "C"? > > > > *ANSI* C - yes. For instance, gcc has this wonderful '-ansi' switch. > > It's even possible to choose the exact version of ANSI C standard (i.e. > > -std=c99). > > *K&R* C - no. At least, gcc-4.7 has no switch for this that I'm > > aware of. > > > > Okay - this is where the detail of the Kernighan & Ritchie book, is required. > > You see, when I searched for "C" books, at amazon, I found at > http://www.amazon.com/The-Programming-Language-Brian-Kernighan/dp/8120305965/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=02E2S6076Y4MYDCXP9RE > ><skip> > > So, the second edition, published in 1988, included ANSI "C", and, the > picture of the from cover of the book, has a big stamp on it; "ANSI > C".
That's something that I didn't know. And that means that back in 1994 they gave me first edition of the book :) Not that it stopped me from reading it or trying the things they put in there. > So, it really depends on, if the original poster obtains, or, obtains > access to, a copy of the text "The C Programming Language" by > Kernighan and Ritchie, whether he gets a copy that is the second > edition (1988) or later. > > If he gets a copy that is the second edition (1988), or later, then it > should be ANSI "C". The only suspicious thing is - the oldest ANSI C standard that I'm aware of is C89. Sure, K&R could use a draft of ANSI C standard in the second edtition, but still... > When I was learning "C", I found the (then available) Sam's Waite > Group "C" Bible to be a brilliant reference manual, as it was a > brilliant language reference manual. > > But, a reference manual, and, a teaching course, are two different things. Sure. That's why I'd like to add this: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920025108.do The book assumes that you know the basics, and focuses on the ways of using them right way (makefiles, pkg-config, that stuff). Good reading. Reco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150413212233.GB32307@x101h
