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Re: Linux and GCC

From Noob <root@127.0.0.1>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Linux and GCC
Date 2017-04-09 17:06 +0200
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On 09/04/2017 16:50, David Brown wrote:

> 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.

There are patches to make Linux source more "clang-friendly".
Some might even get accepted upstream.

For example, clang is supposed to work on this v4.11-rc1 branch:
https://android-git.linaro.org/kernel/hikey-clang.git/log/?h=master-clang


>>> 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.

Richard, are you a BSD fan? Do you run FreeBSD or OpenBSD?

Regards.

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