Alternatives to gcc (was Re: gcc 4.3: when will it becomestandard compiler?)

[Pedro F. Giffuni]

--- On Sat, 1/31/09, bf <bf2006a at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: bf <bf2006a at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Alternatives to gcc (was Re: gcc 4.3: when will it becomestandard compiler?)
To: "Mark Linimon" <linimon at lonesome.com>, giffunip at tutopia.com
Cc: freebsd-current at FreeBSD.org, "Sean Cavanaugh" <Millenia2000 at hotmail.com>
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 9:21 PM



--- On Sat, 1/31/09, Pedro F. Giffuni <giffunip at tutopia.com> wrote:

...

> Let us assume that you are correct.  If no one else saw much value
> in doing it, and you don't think it's worth the effort, then what
> _are_ you complaining about?

Exactly :).

I do see a value in removing GNU readline though.


> Well, gcc certainly isn't ideal.  But the improvements are real, even
> if there may be some regressions, too.  And the effort involved in
> porting gcc 4.3.x may well be less than that required to enable pcc to
> compile the base on all platforms, let alone most of the third-party
> software.

And it can live happily in the ports tree.

BTW, I hope one of these "real" improvements include building again on PowerPC soon because in the mean time it's simply not an option.

Pedro.