C Compiler

[sudhanshu]

Can anyone please clear my confusion on this chicken-egg kind of question?
The question is " What language was the first C compiler written in? ". My teachers say its in C language. but if it is true then how was the compiler program compiled then??
Please help.

[risby]

Can anyone please clear my confusion on this chicken-egg kind of question?
The question is " What language was the first C compiler written in? ". My teachers say its in C language. but if it is true then how was the compiler program compiled then??
Please help.

It seems that this topic probably comes up annually. I googled your question and the third entry was a thread on thescripts from last November:

http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread212166.html