On Sunday 01 June 2003 14:09, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > This is something I have always wondered about. Why do OSS projects use > gcc for every platform except Windows? I thought one of the great > advantages of gcc was that is was ported to pretty much every operating > system. Why not just always use gcc? Then there would be no need to > maintain separate makefiles for different compilers.
It's about choice. Compilers are one field where these words actually make sense. If you want a working, free compiler that has an OS built around it (try to compile the kernel with something else and you'll see what I mean), GCC is fine. If you want high speed and the last bit of optimization, you might be better off with something else like Intel's ICC which can be a _lot_ faster for some tasks. If you want some C++ features like templates to work the way they're specified, there's Comeau's compiler frontend. And if you want ABI compatibility on a C++ based system (Windows), then you'd better stick to the compiler that's supposed to support it. -- Got Backup? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
