Frankly, this demonstrates a distinct lack of understanding of how
programming software goes. The only difference which results in the
different compiled binaries is the selection of a single option at
compile time.
Frankly, I've programmed at various levels (Including on a 4-bit system
I built out of discrete logic by shuffling wires and with hand-assembled
hex machine code on a Z80 system).
It appears that you are now grasping at possible explanations.
Especially since this post directly contradicts everything else you've
said on the issue (For most of this thread we've been talking at the
code level, which is where you compare these differences).
Godfrey's an expert on this, I'm certainly a journeyman myself, with a
better technical understanding than practical ability (I need to know
how this works for my work, but I don't need more than a basic ability
to actually code).
-Adam
Graywolf wrote:
I do know that neither system understands a word of that source code
you are talking about. We tend to abstract ourselfselves from the
hardware to the point we do not understand how it works at all. I was
going to say it only understands binary code, but that is also an
abstract to make it easier for us (humans) to understand. The
computers only understand a string of high and low electrical states.
The PC's in intel code, and the Mac in Power PC code. If you load
either with the others code, most likely you will get nothing, if you
are lucky, or smoke, if you are not.
In the days when you entered that string of electrical states into a
row of switches on the front panel it was hard to miss that. In this
drag and drop programing era it is easy to miss.
As I said what runs on the two computers are entirely different programs.
I would also like to point out that it is not I who starts
contradicting you with my ignorance, but the other way around, and it
happens over and over and over. It would be polite to find out if
maybe you are misunderstanding someone before you call them a stupid
fool.
Strangely enough I do not doubt your experience or knowledge. I do
find I doubt your understanding of what you know. When talking to the
machines you have to have all your ones and zeros in a row in the
proper order. Most humands do not need you to do that for them to get
the gist of things. I usually think I am talking to humands when I
write something here on the list. Maybe I am in err?
graywolf
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