What is the state of C99 support in major compilers / toolchains?

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A response to a comment I made here made me stop and think: "I don't really know what the state of C99 support is."

Wikipedia gives details for a few compilers, but I'm not familiar enough with C99 to know all the bits and pieces of the standard, so I'm looking for a gestalt overview answer to the question:

What is the state of C99 support in major compilers / toolchains?

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