(j3.2006) COMPILER_OPTIONS and COMPILER_VERSION

[Lionel, Steve]

Bob Corbett wrote:

> > Are the interfaces of the function COMPILER_OPTIONS and
> COMPILER_VERSION
> described in Section 13.8.2 of CD 1539-1 generic interfaces or
specific
> interfaces?

Given that they have no arguments, I don't see how they could be
generic.

> Are the functions COMPILER_OPTIONS and COMPILER_VERSION required to
> return the same value throughout the execution of a program, or may
> they
> return different values for different parts of the program?  What
would
> that mean if different part of a program were compiled with different
> options or different compilers?

Good question, but I can't think of any reasonable interpretation other
than that they may return different values in different parts of the
program.

Steve Lionel
Developer Products Division
Intel Corporation
Nashua, NH