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Hi, Quite some time ago someone suggested a really good "C" mailing list that was quite active but now I can not for the life of me find it again. At the time they indicated the the list was also used by quite a lot of PIC programmers as well. So can anyone tell which list it was or suggest a good alternative. -- Kind Regards Grant Brown SiteDoc Pty Ltd mob: 0412 926 995 http://www.sitedoc.com.au __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This email message together with any attachments is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information that may be confidential and/or copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply email (or telephone SiteDoc Pty Ltd on +61 2 42291185) and immediately delete this email together with any attachments from your computer. If you are the intended recipient, you must not copy, disclose, reproduce or distribute this communication together with any attachments without the authority of SiteDoc Proprietary Limited. No representation is made that this email or any attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient. Unless specifically stated by the sender as the views of SiteDoc Proprietary Limited, any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and no responsibility will be borne by SiteDoc Proprietary Limited for its content or outcomes.

Grant Brown wrote: > Quite some time ago someone suggested a really good "C" mailing list > that was quite active but now I can not for the life of me find it again. > > At the time they indicated the the list was also used by quite a lot of > PIC programmers as well. > > So can anyone tell which list it was or suggest a good alternative. Not sure about the list you're talking about, but in general the compiler manufacturers have forums, which are probably in most cases a good place, especially since general C is good to know for PIC C programming, of course, but the details of each compiler are just as important. Gerhard

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 7:22 AM, Gerhard Fiedler <spam_OUTlistsTakeThisOuTconnectionbrazil.com> wrote: > Grant Brown wrote: > >> Quite some time ago someone suggested a really good "C" mailing list >> that was quite active but now I can not for the life of me find it again. >> >> At the time they indicated the the list was also used by quite a lot of >> PIC programmers as well. >> >> So can anyone tell which list it was or suggest a good alternative. > > Not sure about the list you're talking about, but in general the compiler > manufacturers have forums, which are probably in most cases a good place, > especially since general C is good to know for PIC C programming, of > course, but the details of each compiler are just as important. If you are interested in the C language in general, such as it's C99 specifications, you might try the comp.lang.c newsgroup. Or they might be able to suggest a good list / group for your particular implentation of C. Bill -- Psst... Hey, you... Buddy... Want a kitten? straycatblues.petfinder.org

On Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 09:58:09AM -0400, William Couture wrote: > > If you are interested in the C language in general, such as it's C99 > specifications, you might try the comp.lang.c newsgroup. > > Or they might be able to suggest a good list / group for your > particular implentation of C. Yep, comp.lang.c is a very good group. I haven't read the group in years, but when I did, posting platform specific questions (such as PIC would be) often resulted in flames. Hopefully the folks there have loosened up some since then! :) Matthew

At 12:34 PM 9/6/2008, you wrote: >On Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 09:58:09AM -0400, William Couture wrote: > > > > If you are interested in the C language in general, such as it's C99 > > specifications, you might try the comp.lang.c newsgroup. > > > > Or they might be able to suggest a good list / group for your > > particular implentation of C. > >Yep, comp.lang.c is a very good group. I haven't read the group in years, >but when I did, posting platform specific questions (such as PIC would be) >often resulted in flames. Hopefully the folks there have loosened up some >since then! :) > >Matthew It's a forum for discussing language issues, not platform- specific issues, and not implementation-specific issues. It's not even for discussing algorithms. It's of use if you're trying to learn how to write portable code, and conform to some particular standard such as ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (E). >Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" .....speffKILLspam@spam@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

On Sat, Sep 06, 2008 at 01:10:17PM -0400, Spehro Pefhany wrote: > > It's a forum for discussing language issues, not platform- > specific issues, and not implementation-specific issues. It's not even > for discussing algorithms. > > It's of use if you're trying to learn how to write portable code, and > conform to some particular standard such as ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (E). Oh, I fully realize this. It's just that when I was reading, some regular posters were obnoxious about this issue. Matthew

Matthew Miller wrote: > Oh, I fully realize this. It's just that when I was reading, some > regular posters were obnoxious about this issue. You fully realize those posts are off topic, but yet are surprised when people get upset about them!!? ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000.

On Sat, Sep 06, 2008 at 06:47:03PM -0400, Olin Lathrop wrote: > Matthew Miller wrote: > > Oh, I fully realize this. It's just that when I was reading, some > > regular posters were obnoxious about this issue. > > You fully realize those posts are off topic, but yet are surprised when > people get upset about them!!? Oh, come on Olin! There is a great difference between being helpful and flaming someone to death! :) I was merely providing a warning. A person posting to comp.lang.c shouldn't step on the pedantic's toes, that's all. Matthew.

Matthew Miller wrote: > Oh, come on Olin! There is a great difference between being helpful > and flaming someone to death! Exactly, and the latter is very effective and totally appropriate when some bozo can't be bothered with basic things like staying on topic. ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000.

At 07:49 PM 9/6/2008, you wrote: >On Sat, Sep 06, 2008 at 06:47:03PM -0400, Olin Lathrop wrote: > > Matthew Miller wrote: > > > Oh, I fully realize this. It's just that when I was reading, some > > > regular posters were obnoxious about this issue. > > > > You fully realize those posts are off topic, but yet are surprised when > > people get upset about them!!? > >Oh, come on Olin! There is a great difference between being helpful and >flaming someone to death! :) I was merely providing a warning. A person >posting to comp.lang.c shouldn't step on the pedantic's toes, that's all. > >Matthew. I suppose those enthusiastically flaming would contend that they were being helpful to desirable users and contributors by discouraging posts which would otherwise cause the on-topic discussions to drown in a sea of noise related to more general programming topics (a MUCH larger set of possible discussions). Penalty for transgressions: death by flaming. (hmm.. Eudora doesn't like the word 'flaming' and has flagged it as 'one chili pepper' on a scale of 0 to 3). No offence/offense is intended. ;-) >Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speffKILLspaminterlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com