On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 03:21:59PM -0600, Dave Carlson wrote: > Linux only compiles on gcc, as far as I'm aware. The README only speaks of > gcc 2.95.3 (but the gcc requirement definitely is there) - certainly some > compiler maker could hack their compiler to be compatible, or hack the kernel > to be other-compiler-compatible, but both are monstrous and ultimately > dissapointing projects. Intel got their C compiler to grok GNU C and they got the kernel to compile. They also got some patches merged into the main kernel to ease their transition but I trust they were accepted on merit (they were cleaning up real cruft). > I would say that _all_ Linux installations have been > built with/on GNU tools, and only non-glibc installations wouldn't have been > built on the libraries. "All" is a loaded term, but "all that really matter" might be accurate. florin -- Don't question authority: they don't know either! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20050309/85db4c2e/attachment.pgp