Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:59:25 -0800 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: Roman Divacky <rdivacky@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, Sabeeh Baig <baigsabeeh@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Alternatives to gcc (was Re: gcc 4.3: when will it become standard compiler?) Message-ID: <496FBFCD.6010302@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20090115084515.GA91157@freebsd.org> References: <de2964020901141507m5a30c466ta1e05694d220ce0b@mail.gmail.com> <20090115084515.GA91157@freebsd.org>
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Roman Divacky wrote: > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 06:07:48PM -0500, Sabeeh Baig wrote: >> There is work being done on PCC, which is already capable of compiling >> the OpenBSD and NetBSD userlands. PCC is also quite a bit smaller and >> already performs better than GCC. OpenBSD folks are helping with the >> development of PCC, so they can replace GCC in the base. That might >> be a solution for FreeBSD too, at least as a system compiler. GCC >> could be available as an add-on through ports for those who need it. > > I really dont see any reason why there must be only ONE compiler that > can be used to compile FreeBSD. > > If you will work on making FreeBSD compile with pcc I am sure noone > will mind. I am working on clang..... someone else might pick cparser > and god knows what else.... Nice idea, but... I think that one thing that people often forget about when talking about using external compiler to build base system is that FreeBSD is not only self-hosted, but also that it supports cross-builds of any of the supported arches. This feature would be physically impossible to maintain for any extended period of time with 10 supported compilers maintained outside of the tree. -Maxim
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