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by okareaman 1517 days ago
Sure, I didn't say they didn't. Are you refuting what I said and implying that a compiler is not self-hosted if it doesn't compile to machine code?
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> I didn't say they didn't

You said 'that's no longer the case'. Isn't that the same as saying they don't?

In the context of the question, it is no longer the case that a compiler has to compile to machine code to be considered self-hosting. I thought this was clear, but I guess it wasn't