-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Duncan wrote: > > Of course, then we have the question of > whether the compiler can be trusted. Ideally, you could examine the compiler > code, then use it to compile itself, then use that to compile the code you > are looking at and verify that it produces an identically sized and hashed > binary copy as compared to the official version.
And that gets you precisely nowhere: http://www.acm.org/classics/sep95/ > However, this is going wide a-field of topicality for this list, so.. Indeed. - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/C/cYrJK6UGDSBKcRAiiYAKCciZQlmVckVDl13SglUDpePWXjHwCghctP F2F1kdRGNseMi1utn998Awo= =btH2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ****************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. ******************************************************************
