Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news.iecc.com!nerds-end From: Marco Newsgroups: comp.compilers Subject: Re: GCC is 25 years old today Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 08:24:42 -0700 (PDT) Organization: Compilers Central Lines: 9 Sender: news@iecc.com Approved: comp.compilers@iecc.com Message-ID: <12-04-004@comp.compilers> References: <12-03-051@comp.compilers> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.iecc.com X-Trace: leila.iecc.com 1333336476 77105 64.57.183.58 (2 Apr 2012 03:14:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@iecc.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 03:14:36 +0000 (UTC) Keywords: GCC, history Posted-Date: 01 Apr 2012 23:14:36 EDT X-submission-address: compilers@iecc.com X-moderator-address: compilers-request@iecc.com X-FAQ-and-archives: http://compilers.iecc.com Xref: csiph.com comp.compilers:547 On Thursday, March 22, 2012 3:29:17 PM UTC-7, Rui Maciel wrote: > In your views, what has been GCC's main contribution to the world of > compilers? It set the bar higher for compiler quality. We now purchase compilers and associated environments when they have significant added value over GCC.