From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: backlog4.nntp.dca3.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!goblin3!goblin2!goblin1!goblin.stu.neva.ru!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Simon Clubley Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Heartbleed Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 18:59:04 +0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: <1ljwj8f.1wqbhvuabsdw1N%csampson@inetworld.net> <51c7d6d4-e3be-44d5-a4ce-f7e875345588@googlegroups.com> <%J32v.70539$kp1.45343@fx14.iad> <87tx9so50m.fsf@adaheads.sparre-andersen.dk> Injection-Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 18:59:04 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx05.eternal-september.org; posting-host="e458ff8b81bc0c159989eb0e36c6e372"; logging-data="31540"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18/xRbKVG0cADhSx3k/Zx8Ab7MgUrGV6dA=" User-Agent: slrn/0.9.8.1 (VMS/Multinet) Cancel-Lock: sha1:W7I7aWldyW38oaJOQAI06tH9qr0= Xref: number.nntp.dca.giganews.com comp.lang.ada:185877 Date: 2014-04-19T18:59:04+00:00 List-Id: On 2014-04-18, Shark8 wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------000402060401050003010207 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > On 17-Apr-14 16:35, Simon Clubley wrote: >> Are there FORTH compilers for every platform a C compiler runs on ? > > Probably. > And even if there's not, FORTH is apparently really, /really/ easy to > bootstrap. > [Enormous snip. :-)] I've saved this posting and added it to my list to things to read at some time in the future. However, you should be aware that Forth is completely alien to me; it's one language I've never even written a Hello World in. :-) Simon. -- Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP Microsoft: Bringing you 1980s technology to a 21st century world