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Hope it helps a bit ...
Chris
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   Trying to move from Microsoft C to GNU compiler is proving a little
   more akward than I anticipated.. certain functions such as getche()
   do not work are not available by the same name under GNU GCC. So, I
   would sincerely appreciate getting information 1) about the
   functions in GNU GCC/ G++ and two about any books or online docs
   that would have info about C programming under Linux.

The question is simply wrong!  First of all the things you asked about
extensions of GCC has nothing to do with functions like getche().  The
later come with the C Library.  If dumb system like MSDOG don't have a
system C Library it is their fault.

Second the question correctly should be: which extension does
*Microsoft* built in their C Library which prevents we from running on
any other system.  GNU/Linux follows the common standards (i.e. ANSI
and POSIX) while Microsoft follows Microsoft standards.

Don't blame the rest of the world for the bullsh*t this M$ concern
produces.

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Well, MS is an easy target, isn't it?

My C for PC reference book says that getche() is available in MSC
and TC but not in ANSI C. In other words, it has to be MS DOS-specific
and there's no reason for it to be available on Linux, Mac or Amiga DOS.
You need to check your sources for non-ANSI functions and replace them
with ANSI ones if you want your code to be portable.
BTW, why getche()? What was wrong with getchar()? :-|

Dimitri

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Quote:

> Second the question correctly should be: which extension does
> *Microsoft* built in their C Library which prevents we from running on
> any other system.  GNU/Linux follows the common standards (i.e. ANSI
> and POSIX) while Microsoft follows Microsoft standards.

I don't consider myself to be an expert on the subject, but wouldn't
the fact that GNU produces a C++ compiler make it, by definition,
non-ANSI compliant?

Quote:> Don't blame the rest of the world for the bullsh*t this M$ concern
> produces.

I apologize to everyone else who has had to read this, I just
get pissed when I see people getting flamed for asking for help.

SBaker

Alan
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