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C extensions, portability, and alternative compilers
Anyone who's written C knows that full ISO C standard-adhering code is an impractical rarity. Most real world C code out there relies on non-standard behaviors and language extensions to varying extents, and a lot of this isn't for extra features, but just to work around bugs and gaps in different compilers and…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| May 25, 2026 | C extensions, portability, and alternative compilers by xngbuilds | 175 | 92 |