gcc

[Anton Shterenlikht]

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 06:03:07PM +0200, Eduardo wrote:
> At 17:19 31/03/2011, Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
> >> >What is FreeBSD c compiler?
> >> >Isn't it GCC?
> >>
> >> Now yes, but FreeBSD needs an iso c'99 compiler and source code is
> >> iso oriented, not gcc, afaik gcc hacks and code that only compiles on
> >> gcc can't be commited, there's a mailing list for iso99 compatibility
> >> checks. gcc is one of them, but there are others. 9.0-CURRENT uses
> >> llvm but in theory you can use anyone, even tcc.
> >
> >Are you saying GCC doesn't comply with ISO standard(s)?
> 
> Gcc comply with ISO standard,

ok, good, just wanted to check.
I'm very happy that FreeBSD code is strictly standard compliant.

> but has extended it and permits that 
> many developers use that extensions, making the code gcc biased and 
> not iso standard. Some open source projects develops using those 
> hacks (like ffmpeg and libavcodec projects) and explicity says that 
> source code must be compiled with gcc, if you use other compiler, it 
> must be gcc compatible.

Yes, I'm aware of the extensions issue.
This must really make life hell for ports at .

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