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| From | David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Linux and GCC |
| Date | 2017-04-09 16:50 +0200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <ocdhhd$64o$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 09/04/17 16:45, Noob wrote:
> On 09/04/2017 15:42, Richard Bos wrote:
>
>> David Brown wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, it is so widely supported that there are a range of compilers that
>>> can be used to compile the Linux kernel. Oh, wait, that's wrong - gcc
>>> is the /only/ compiler that can be used for the kernel, because it is
>>> the /only/ compiler to support this particular variant of C.
>
> It might be possible to compile (most of) the Linux kernel
> with clang or icc.
It is - but only "most of", last I heard.
>
>> I thought Linux and gcc had nothing to do with one another?
>> Make your mind up.
>
> It's not clear what your point is.
His point is that he doesn't like gcc, Linux, or (I think) any sort of
free or open source software. So he likes to point out possible
inconsistencies when people have said nice things about such software.
I already explained roughly what gcc and Linux have to do with each
other, and I'm sure Richard has read it. There is little point in
repeating it for him here.
>
> Linux developers have decided to use some GCC extensions.
> e.g. -fno-strict-aliasing, sizeof(void *) = 1, ({ }) compound statements
>
> Other compilers are free to adopt these extensions
> (as clang and icc projects have done).
>
> Linux and GCC are two separate projects, with very little
> interaction between them.
>
> Regards.
>
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