lance@mpd.tandem.com (Lance Hartmann) (05/24/91)
Please forgive the blatant ignorance, but could someone tell me what exactly "gcc" is? I've just recently gotten access to usenet and stumbled onto this board. I don't have an Amiga, yet, but am definitely getting more inspired particularly since UNIX is now available on it. I've been working with UNIX (and various flavors) for about 7 years, but have never heard of "gcc". Is this just the c-compiler on the Amiga? Or, is this also on other machines? Features? Many thanks, -- Lance G. Hartmann - cs.utexas.edu!devnull!lance (Internet) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: All opinions/actions expressed herein reflect those of my VERY OWN and shall NOT bear any reflection upon Tandem or anyone else for that matter.
davidm@cbmvax.commodore.com (David Miller - CATS) (05/24/91)
In article <269@devnull.mpd.tandem.com> lance@mpd.tandem.com (Lance Hartmann) writes: |Please forgive the blatant ignorance, but could someone tell me |what exactly "gcc" is? The GNU C Compiler (gcc) is a publicly available C compiler provided by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). GCC supports both ANSI and K&R C and provides (in some cases) better optimization that the standard C compiler. The source for gcc is provided as is required by the GNU Public License (GPL). The GPL requires full disclosure (rather than concealment) of FSF source code and/or modifications or derivations. If you are on the internet, you can retrieve FSF sources from prep.ai.mit.edu via FTP. | |Many thanks, |-- |Lance G. Hartmann - cs.utexas.edu!devnull!lance (Internet) DavidM -- DavidM CATS - Commodore Applications and Technical Support +1 215 431 9425 davidm@cbmvax.commodore.com "Commodore Amiga 3000UX - Born to Run UNIX SVR4"