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On 07/06/2024 20:09, Malcolm McLean wrote:
> On 07/06/2024 18:26, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
>> Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
>>> Why?
>>>
>>> I mean,  get it when someone wants to give away a large collection of 
>>> mags,
>>> to clear space in their home and/or to do a good deed, but what s the 
>>> point
>>> for just a single issue?
>>>
>>> Just out of curiosity, of course.
>>
>> I don't have a large collection, I only have two Dr.
>> Dobbs magazines. The one I am giving way is the C issue,
>> the other is an OS Issue from 1988 if I remember right.
>> I could give away that one as well if someone wants it.
>>
>> I have no use for this magazine, but as it is a special
>> issue related to C, I thought it is better to give it
>> to someone still in the Usenet and wanting to have it.
>>
>> Of course the easiest solution for me would be to
>> throw it into the trashcan, but the magazine does
>> contain some interesting C history so someone might
>> still want it for historical reasons.
>>
>> If nobody wants it, I'll just get rid of it. But I
>> will wait for a week or so for responses.
>>
>> br,
>> KK
> 
> Now the C interpeter would be useful for my shell, as I could run C 
> programs stored in the FileSystem files as source. Which is a nice idea.
> 

It would be. But I doubt that a DIY interpreter with source code you 
have to key in from the paages of a 1988 magazine will cut it!

Massively better would be to use Tiny C, which although not an 
interpreter, can be use to directly run C programs from source.

BTW I believe this is the article in question (at least you can copy and 
paste the code; you can no longer send off for the floppy!):

https://www.drdobbs.com/cpp/building-your-own-c-interpreter/184408184

It's by somebody called Schildt.