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[Peter da Silva]

In article <14269 at haddock.ima.isc.com>, karl at haddock.ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer) writes:
> For all practical purposes (unless you're compiling C code to run on
> microwave ovens), "freestanding" means you're compiling the UNIX kernel.

Or unless you're writing an Amiga device driver, handler, or library. I think
there are certain special-cases on the Macintosh as well where the start-up
sequence isn't compatible with a standard UNIX-ish main().

I have also heard that certain Microsoft Windows modules need this too.
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