rcpieter@wsinti02.info.win.tue.nl (Tiggr) (02/19/91)
zrzm0111@helpdesk.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (MUFTI) writes: >Is it possible to port the GNU-C-Compiler to Archimedes running RISC-OS ? Yes. >I've seen a port of GNU-C-Compiler for Acorn Archimedes running RICSix (unix) >in ftp.win.tue.nl by >martin simmons (mss10@phoenix.cambridge.ac.uk) >and >Tiggr (rcpieter@win.tue.nl) You weren't supposed to look in there :-) It's gone now anyway. The file you've found is a VERY UNOFFICIAL non-RELEASE of the port to RISCiX by Martin & me. Please DO NOT redistribute it. There will be an official release in some time. >What are the difficulties to port this software to RISCOS ? Up to now I have asked two different persons to port it to RISCOS, but without *any* result (within reasonable time). This could indicate it is difficult, but I don't really believe that. Since I don't want to spend time on a RISCOS port (hacking new versions for RISCiX takes enough time as it is) I am no longer actively involved in getting GCC on RISCOS. (Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.) Biggest problem is the non contiguous stack. Well, actually it is not a problem, but it involves hacking the machine independent part of GCC, which is not a nice thing to do (since it generates a lot of work for other people). Tiggr