From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: wkt@minnie.tuhs.org (Warren Toomey)
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 07:19:08 +1000 (EST)
Subject: [pups] Re: GCC
In-Reply-To: <85d706iv5h.fsf@junk.nocrew.org> from Lars Brinkhoff at "Jan 19,
 2002 09:48:10 am"
Message-ID: <200201192119.g0JLJ8i00979@minnie.tuhs.org>

In article by Lars Brinkhoff:
> norman at nose.cs.utoronto.ca writes:
> > I would probably use lcc as a cross-compiler myself, after writing
> > or snitching a code generator of course.
> 
> bwc at borf.com writes:
> > I got Dennis' sixth edtion compiler to compile not long ago.
> > My advice would be to start there.
> 
> How about the 2.11BSD compiler?  

The next question is, why to do this, and for which operating system(s)?

If it's to get an ANSI C compiler, or some extra performance, then I
can see the point. If it's to ditch a `contaminated' compiler, then
I can see a few difficulties, especially if the target is 2.11BSD

The 2.11BSD linker knows an awful lot about overlays, and any replacement
would need to do the same.

Anway, that's my $0.02. I thought about porting lcc to 2.11BSD ages ago,
but I've never had the time to do it.

Cheers,
	Warren