gcc vs. commercial C compiler (Sun's)

[Paul Blumstein]

I think that everyone is missing the point.  First, no compiler is
completely bug-free.  Second, most widely-available compilers (except
release 1.0 of anything :-) will work properly with non-funny code.
(If it doesn't, then the place where it is not working must be in the
funny class :-).  Thirdly, a freshly-written application surely has its
own bugs (& don't call me surely :-).

Put the 3 items together & you (at least "I") conclude: The application,
being critical, better have a really good QA.  This QA will find problems,
whether code-induced or compiler induced.  Care in choosing the compiler
will only lessen the likelihood of having to debug down to the generated
code level (blech), not the likelihood of releasing a buggy product.

"I'm sorry Mrs. Smith, your husband died of a byte-swap error".

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