[comp.lang.objective-c] NeXT's dependence on Stepstone

snaroff@gonzo (Steve Naroff) (05/25/91)

Simply stated, NeXT software is not (in any way) dependent on Stepstone.

More detail...the NeXT C Compiler for the Objective C Language has been based  
on the GNU compiler starting with version 1.0 of NextStep. At that time, we  
released all NeXT modifications to the GNU tools to the Free Software  
Foundation. FSF decided to wait until version 2.0 of GCC (which is currently  
under development) before folding these changes into the mainstream release.

Hope this helps,

Stephen Naroff
Manager, Software Development Tools