[newbie] Open Source Code (follow-up)

2002-04-04 Thread Anthony V Guillen
Thanks to all who sent their response to my question. I have another question, I think this is a ridiculous question, but I have nothing to do but to ask this question just to know, I know that if we compile a program like an assembly program, it will make another file excluding the source

Re: [newbie] Open Source Code (follow-up)

2002-04-04 Thread James Thomas
will make an exe file. If it so, why is it that most of the files in Linux has no extension name, particularly no executable file like in windows e.g. (scandisk.exe)? The extensions are a Windows thing and don't in any way apply to linux. A program (or file) can be executable simply by

Re: [newbie] Open Source Code (follow-up)

2002-04-04 Thread tester
On Thu, 2002-04-04 at 17:15, Anthony V Guillen wrote: Thanks to all who sent their response to my question. I have another question, I think this is a ridiculous question, but I have nothing to do but to ask this question just to know, I know that if we compile a program like an assembly

[newbie] Open Source Code (follow up 2)

2002-04-04 Thread Anthony V Guillen
Is there any difference in the syntax and the compiler use in c programming assembly programming in windows and in linux? or the compiler itself? __ www.edsamail.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Open Source Code (follow up 2)

2002-04-04 Thread Gerald Waugh
On Thu, 04 Apr 2002, Anthony V Guillen wrote: %_Is there any difference in the syntax and the compiler use in c programming assembly programming in windows and in linux? or the compiler itself? As a rule syntax is ANSI 'C'. Why do you ask? Linux uses gcc, usually windows uses visualk C++

Re: [newbie] Open Source Code (follow up 2)

2002-04-04 Thread tester
On Thu, 2002-04-04 at 18:19, Anthony V Guillen wrote: Is there any difference in the syntax and the compiler use in c programming assembly programming in windows and in linux? or the compiler itself? Yes, there are large differences. gcc is closer to ANSI compliant, but has all sorts of