> On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Patryk Zadarnowski wrote:
>
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > is there any alternative (non-commercial) C compiler to use, or is gcc the
> > > best?
> > >
> > > I have just upgraded my system to -current w/egcs 2.95.2 and I have
> > > several problems with it, especially when using optimizations (-O2 and
> > > such)
> > >
> > > ok I know there's the good old gcc 2.7.2.3 but a good BSD-licensed
> > > compiler would be nice =)
> >
> > Check out TenDRA in the ports tree. Unfortunately, most ppl tend to
> > use GCC extensions a lot, so you won't be able to replace gcc, but
> > TenDRA certainly is a solid alternative.
>
> With the understanding that using Tendra just for the kernel will be
> painful, but (if you're determined) doable. If you want it for building
> world, you better make prior reservations at the local mental health
> clinic, because YOU WILL NEED IT before you get that done.
Certainly, although it's still probably the only trully-free C compiler
around, and definitely the only more-or-less-free ISO C++ compiler.
If anyone is interested, the main TenDRA web site has been down for a
while, so I've set up a mirror at http://siliconbreeze.com/TenDRA/.
Pat.
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