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> Is the output of your C compiler the same every time you run it? Yes? Because of actual engineering mind you and not rolling the dice until the lucky number
by antiloper 10mo ago
> Is the output of your C compiler the same every time you run it?
Yes? Because of actual engineering mind you and not rolling the dice until the lucky number comes up.
https://reproducibility.nixos.social/evaluations/2/2d293cbfa5a7 https://reproducibility.nixos.social/evaluations/2/2d293cbfa...
- CamperBob2 10mo agoIt's not true for a place-and-route engine, so why does it have to be true for a C compiler? Nobody else cares. If you do, that's great, I guess... but you'll be outcompeted by people who don't.
- antiloper 10mo agoI'm glad you asked! https://reproducible-builds.org/ https://reproducible-builds.org/
- CamperBob2 10mo agoThat's an advertisement, not an answer.
- antiloper 10mo agoDid you really read and understand this page in the 1 minute between my post and your reply or did you write a dismissive answer immediately?
- CamperBob2 10mo agoEh, I'll get an LLM to give me a summary later. In the meantime: no, deterministic code generation isn't necessary, and anyone who says it is is wrong.