Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:56:01 +0200 From: Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@FreeBSD.org> To: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "arch@freebsd.org" <arch@freebsd.org>, netchild@FreeBSD.org, "current@freebsd.org" <current@freebsd.org>, Garrett Cooper <gcooper@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Removal of ICC (intel compiler) bits from mk Message-ID: <4C6C1EB1.5000004@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <65F17C45-55C1-4349-A4D1-A3D6AD0D9A80@FreeBSD.org> References: <E604222D-A731-4F0E-BF21-FF7F4306A899@gmail.com> <AANLkTimCdcBvgBt1sr2y1_=6fOEGWFFxa=hRwQ5vzyhT@mail.gmail.com> <65F17C45-55C1-4349-A4D1-A3D6AD0D9A80@FreeBSD.org>
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Em 2010.08.18. 19:37, Rui Paulo escreveu: > On 18 Aug 2010, at 18:18, Garrett Cooper wrote: > >> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Rui Paulo<rpaulo@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I've been chatting with the ICC ex-users and they seem to be ok with the removal of the ICC bits from share/mk and other places. >>> The reason is that it doesn't work and no one has volunteered to fix it for many years. This seems to indicate that the interest in ICC is low. >>> If there's anyone against this, speak now or forever be silent. :-) >> Later versions of icc are more gcc compliant aren't they? If so, >> wouldn't this also be a non-issue to remove the bits, or are there >> still some incompatibilities between gcc and icc that are worth >> noting? > I really don't know how compatible is the latest icc because no one ever updated the ports version. This is actually a hint that no one really uses this anymore. IIRC, apart from the low interest, the problem was that because of ICC's license using ICC to test this mk stuff requires a commercial license because somehow it is considered a derivative work. It has also prevented us from providing better support. In 2006, I wanted to do some progress as part of my SoC project because that time there was more interest. Alexander (CC'd) may comment on this. I think he has a license for FreeBSD work but he is not allowed to give it out to a third party. Gabor
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