From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753) In-Reply-To: References: <942D796B-FE26-43C3-A818-F5797DCB7CD4@mac.com> <824de59a4b242b73662cf1ae2b2cbcc2@quintile.net> <47A6EE79.4070009@proweb.co.uk> <5d375e920802040312y3b8129aevd76109aad2c56acc@mail.gmail.com> <47A73274.1090305@proweb.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <528C386F-2747-4B9D-8A51-32F7213F3E32@mac.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Pietro Gagliardi Subject: Re: [9fans] A newbie question... Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:51:12 -0500 To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Topicbox-Message-UUID: 44fb610a-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 When I started Plan 9, I was actually happy that some of the tools I wanted (grap, prof) were already available. I wanted to try GCC to try to port a web browser, but Abaco is growing fast, and I'll stick with that. I'm already porting pico, and that's in my contrib directory. On Feb 4, 2008, at 11:06 AM, Filipp Andronov wrote: >> If you (not *we*) want to port something port it and let us know when >> it's done. > sorry, it my mistake, i do not mean that all community should go > and port GCC :) > >> The pattern of "I've just downloaded Plan9 and I want my old >> tools" is >> very common and we just kind of ignore them :) except for the anti- >> GNU >> troll responses. > Ok, i already figure out this. I was not right(?) when start this > discussion if there is no C++ in Plan9, that there are some reasons > for that :) > > Thanks to all, i'm really sorry if i disturb anyone with this > discasion )) > > > 2008/2/4, Alf : >> Hi, >>> if we >>> couldn't port GCC because it very big job (any other reason?), maybe >>> we could port some other compiler with liberal enough licence? >>> >>> >> If you (not *we*) want to port something port it and let us know when >> it's done. >> The process goes like this : >> "I've done some working code for my XXXX C++ port, it's in my >> contrib directory if someone wants to have a go with it" >> >>> I'm asking because C++ is very popular language, >> This is Plan 9, popularity isn't very high on the list. >> >> The reason there is no native C++ compiler is because of it's >> *lack* of >> popularity in the Plan 9 community, both historically and currently. >> >> The pattern of "I've just downloaded Plan9 and I want my old >> tools" is >> very common and we just kind of ignore them :) except for the anti- >> GNU >> troll responses. >> >> You'll (eventually) notice that *most* of the long time Plan 9 users >> don't even join in the discussion, no doubt smiling a "seen it all >> before" smile before pressing Del >> >> >> >> >>