My"C" Compiled can't compile "{}"

[Dave Korn]

Paul McFerrin wrote:
> I discover my C compiler is broken while performing a "configure".

  The compiler is fine.

> $ echo "{}" >test.c

  Your testcase is nonsense.

> $ cc -O test.c -o test
> test.c:1: error: expected identifier or ‘(’ before ‘{’ token

  The compiler correctly told you so.  What were you expecting?  (Also, what
is 'cc'?  Softlink perhaps?)

    cheers,
      DaveK

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