Re: [Tinycc-devel] C versions (was Re: Re : Re: Re : Re: Where do I get pthread.h?)

[gz8cx4]

On Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 07:48:01PM +0100, Страхиња Радић wrote:
> On 24/02/10 12:33PM, gz8cx4@0w.se wrote:
> > Thus, if I might ask Tiny CC developers for a favor, as far as possible,
> > please do not use C99 or later features in Tiny CC itself.
> 
> This feature is important for tcc to be able to replace GCC and Clang, 
> because 
> a number of existing real-world packages cannot be compiled without it.

It is of course desirable to *support* the features,
as long as this does not make Tiny CC big or slow.

My point was that it is preferable to avoid *using* the new features
in the Tiny CC's own source, so that it will remain possible to build
Tiny CC with less advanced or older compilers.

/tccm