`ccc' is the Compaq C compiler for Linux Alpha. It is a port of the same compiler that is available on the Compaq Tru64 UNIX platform (and also on OpenVMS Alpha). The compiler produces excellent optimized code for the Alpha architecture, particularly for floating-point intensive applications. See the on-line usage docs at ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/C-CXX/linux/compaq_c_v62/docs/ccc/readme.htm WWW: http://h30097.www3.hp.com/dtk/compaqc_ov.html