[Courses] Re : C Programming for Absolute Beginners, text book?

[Carla Schroder]

> > When you look in /etc/alternatives you see another cc > gcc links,
> > and how C89
> > and C99 standards support are handled:
> > 
> > $ ls -l /etc/alternatives | grep cc
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  12 Jun  2  2011 cc -> /usr/bin/gcc
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  16 Jun  2  2011 c89 -> /usr/bin/c89-gcc
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  16 Jun  2  2011 c99 -> /usr/bin/c99-gcc
> 
> I do not have these files in my system, using of gcc v4.6 and fedora16.
> $ ll /etc/alternatives/ | grep cc
> $ gcc --version
> gcc (GCC) 4.6.2 20111027 (Red Hat 4.6.2-1)
> Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> 
> Is that means my gcc does not have the compatibility with c89 and c99?

> Best,
> Chao

 I don't know, Chao, I'm running Debian so maybe Fedora packages it 
differently. Any Fedora users out there who can shed some light?

 best,
Carla