I don't remember much argument about the term "compiler" when compilation to C started appearing. That goes back at least as far as Scheme->C [1] and f2c [2].

I don't remember much argument about the term "compiler" when compilation to C started appearing. That goes back at least as far as Scheme->C [1] and f2c [2]. (f2c was "just" a re-targeting of the first Fortran 77 implementation to a C backend.) 1. http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/Compaq-DEC/WRL-89-1.pdf http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/Compaq-DEC/WRL-89-1.pdf 2. http://www.netlib.org/f2c/ http://www.netlib.org/f2c/