In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >Samuel Smythe wrote: >> It is well-known that Apple has been a significant provider of GCC >> enhancements. But it is also probably now well-known that they have >> opted to drop the PPC architecture in favor of an x86-based >> architecture. Will Apple continue to contribute to the PPC-related >> componentry of GCC, or will such contributions be phased out as the >> transition is made to the x86-based systems? In turn, will Apple be >> providing more x86-related contributions to GCC? > >A better question might be: Has Intel provided Apple with an OS X >version of their compiler? If so (and I think it very likely), Apple may >have little incentive for supporting GCC, given how well Intel's >compilers perform.
Oh sure, and Intel as an Obj-C++ compiler up their sleeve... right. Speculations, speculations. Wait and see...
