I just read: C Wikipedia entry. As far as I know there are 3 different versions of C that are widely used: C89, C99 and C11. My question concerns the compatibility of source code of different versions. Suppose I am going to write a program (in C11 since it is the latest version) and import a library written in C89. Are these two versions going to work together properly when compiling all files according to the C11 specification?
Question 1: Are the newer versions of C i.e. C99, C11 supersets of older C versions? By superset I mean, that old code will compile without errors and the same meaning when compiled according to newer C specifications.
I just read, that the // has different meanings in C89 and C99. Apart from this feature, are C99 and C11 supersets of C89?
If the answer to Question 1 is no, then I got another 2 questions.
How to 'port' old code to the new versions? Is there a document which explains this procedure?
Is it better to use C89 or C99 or C11?
Thanks for your help in advance.
EDIT: changed ISO C to C89.