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 C language in Linux — why no interpreter?
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I want to ask why 'c' language should not have Interpreter. If we use an interpreter, what will happen? .

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ASKED: February 25, 2009  6:55 PM
UPDATED: August 7, 2011  4:01 PM
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C is almost always compiled, not interpreted. Linux does have C compilers, gcc being the most popular (it's the de facto standard).
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Why would you want a C-interpreter? For scripting? Why use C-syntax for scripting? Better to use Python, Ruby etc.
The only valid reason, it seems to me, is to teach C (or C++). I remember Al Stevens writing Quincy for that purpose in 1994.
CH and CINT are available as interpreters today.

BobBeechey
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when we write a c program,it is compiled i.e, for example in turbo c we use alt +F9 to compile whereas ctrl+F7 to execute .then it is checked for runtime errors???

Khushnuma
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