AIX Version 3 'C' compiler standards

[David L. Luner]

In article <1160 at ra.cs.Virginia.EDU> gnf3e at Virginia.EDU (Greg Fife) writes:
>Is AIX POSIX-compliant?  Is the AIX compiler ANSI standard?  If
>so, for which versions?  If not, when?

According to the IBM February 15 announcements:

	"...[AIX Version 3] conforms to the IEEE 1003.1 -- 1988 standard
	for a Portable Operating System for Computer Environments (POSIX)."

	"Language Standards/Specifications

	   - Draft ANSI C Standard, Document Number X3J11/88-159,
	     dated December 1988, as interpreted by IBM on June 9, 1989.

	   - XL C Compiler implementation for IBM RISC System/6000
	     systems complies with the SAA C level 2 definition, with
	     some exceptions. The exceptions are specified in the XL C
	     Compiler User's Guide (SC09-1259)."

	-- David

David Luner
System Engineer
IBM Madison
(608) 273-5243