Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 09:15:49 +0000 From: Antony T Curtis <antony@abacus.co.uk> To: Donn Miller <dmmiller@cvzoom.net> Cc: Michael Bacarella <mbac@mmap.nyct.net>, Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: lint Message-ID: <3A2CB245.6D06EC91@abacus.co.uk> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012050316520.92196-100000@lcl12.cvzoom.net>
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Donn Miller wrote: > > On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Michael Bacarella wrote: > > > I really rather wish ya'll would develop a new compiler already instead > > of bellyaching over how GCC/GNU philosophy is ruining everything. > > > > Not that you're really saying anything like that, but it seems > > like a common sentiment among the userbase, and I really would > > be interested in seeing (and supporting) a new C compiler. I do > > think you can do better. GCC is pretty slow, for example. > > I've always wondered what happened to the old BSD compiler. From what I > understand, it falls under AT&T licensing. But, you're right. I believe > a lot of universities (at least Penn State does) offer courses in > "compiler design and implentation". There ya go. It's a good topic for a > master's or PhD thesis, plus you could implement a new compiler to boot. I personally hope the Open Watcom compiler can fill the gap. AFAIK, it can already be used to create ELF binaries... Scitech has been commissioned to strip out encumbered code from it and it should hopefully be made available middle next year. http://www.openwatcom.org/ It's fast, it's proven. Unfortunately it's only for Intel 16/32 bit Architecture. -- ANTONY T CURTIS Tel: +44 (1635) 36222 Abacus Polar Holdings Ltd Fax: +44 (1635) 38670 > If you can lead it to water and force it to drink, it isn't a horse. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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