Re: How to identify compilers

Joachim Durchholz <joachim_d@gmx.de>
5 Feb 2003 23:53:02 -0500

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From: Joachim Durchholz <joachim_d@gmx.de>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 5 Feb 2003 23:53:02 -0500
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 03-01-184
Keywords: practice
Posted-Date: 05 Feb 2003 23:53:02 EST

Robert wrote:
> Did anybody know, if (and how) it's possible to find out with which
> compiler a Windows executable file was compiled.

In general, this information isn't kept. (Actually it's impossible:
the linker may well combine modules written in different language into
a single executable.)

Of course, you can inspect the code and see whether it's typical for the
results of a specific compiler.

Regards,
Joachim

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