From: "Mauricio Fernández" <batsman.geo@...>
Date: 2003-11-19T03:32:45+09:00
Subject: Re: macros

On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 09:04:47AM +0900, Josef 'Jupp' SCHUGT wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> * Mauricio Fern�ndez; 2003-11-17, 21:48 UTC:
> > On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 10:27:53AM +0900, Josef 'Jupp' Schugt wrote:
> > > * Tim Hunter; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:00:39 GMT
> > > I don't know if M4 is available for all platforms that are supported
> > > by Ruby but I know for sure that a C compiler is available for all
> > > platforms that Ruby runs on.
> > 
> > it could have been cross-compiled ;-)
> 
> Jupp: No, the statement is correct. Not because there *must* be a
> compiler but because there actually *is* a compiler.

If there might be no compiler, you cannot know *for sure* ;)

> Do know of a platform that for which Ruby is available but for that
> no C compiler exists (native C compilers for DOS definitely exist, I
> use Pacific C - cute program by the way).

Don't know any --- but I haven't been exposed to many different
platforms... such a beast might exist, somewhere.

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