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1) Nothing confusing with assembly source code. 2) Byte code is not source-code (regardless of whether the interpreter is a program or a circuit). |
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'''Source code compatibility''' (source compatible) means that a program can run on [[central processing unit|computer]]s (or operating systems), independently of [[binary code compatibility]] and that the [[source code]] is needed for [[Software portability|portability]].
The source code must be [[compiler|compiled]] before running, unless the
Source-compatibility is a major issue in the developing of computer programs. For example, most [[Unix]] systems are source compatible, as long as one uses only standard [[library|libraries]]. [[Microsoft Windows]] systems are source compatible across one major family (NT, 2000, XP or 95, 98, ME), with partial source compatibility between the two families.
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