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From: bart <bc@freeuk.com>
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Subject: Re: C23 thoughts and opinions
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 22:23:43 +0100
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On 07/06/2024 01:55, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Jun 2024 19:38:08 +0100, bart wrote:
> 
>> Sorry, I've lost track of what it is you are trying to prove. That
>> everything is a linker?
> 
> You were the one trying to prove that linkerless programming was a good
> idea, or something. And then you tried to distract attention from the
> weakness of your arguments by bringing Python into it.
> 
> Not working out so well now, is it?

For me it's working brilliantly. I have two native code compilers that 
don't use a traditional linker:

* A C compiler with independently compiled modules
* A non-C compiler with whole-program compilation

It's you who can't get your head around the idea that someone could be 
away with a 'linker'.