DaWei

Very nice post, Arevos. Couple of nits.
Interpreted languages aren't cross-platform, per se. A platform specific interpreter has to be provided for each target.
Machine language is understood by the underlying processor. The OS, if an organized one is present, is just another app or process, though it may be loaded with executive abilities and specialized functions.

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Arevos

Very true. I should have said interpreted languages can be cross-platform.

I don't know enough about the portability of machine code across different platforms to comment, I'm afraid, but I'd imagine you are correct. What I wanted to say is that binary executables are usually restricted to a single platform. At the risk of pointing out the obvious, a C program compiled under Linux could not be executed under Windows.

theguy0000

wow thanks everyone.

mikaoj

Hallo! Søk i Wikipedia, så finner du ut hva en Compiler-compiler
Du er dansk?

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theguy0000

Arevos, that's really helpful! quite bit to read lol but helpful

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DaWei

Portability has many facets. One could actually do this with an extremely simple program that uses no OS services or runtime libraries, by generating the executable in a format both OSes are capable of loading and running. It would have to be the same platform, of course. Certainly it would be a huge pain in the rear. It's no wonder the whole question of what constitutes "portability" tends to generate more heat than light whereever the proponents of this view or that view congregate.

@progmaster: Please review the forum rules regarding posting in English. It seems discriminatory, of course, but the forum cannot afford to hire moderators fluent in all the languages that one might desire to use.

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mikaoj

Sorry!
I can rewrite it.
Search in Wikipedia and you find out what a Compiler-Compiler are. Are you danish?

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