On 2/5/08, David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 07:44:01PM +0100, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote: > > > Why everyone talks about pcc? Why noone explores other alternatives? > > > For instance, Watcom compiler, LLVM or TenDRA? > > > > I looked away very fast from Watcom when I did so last time. LLVM still > > depends on GCC as frontend. I can't comment on the generated code > > though. TenDRA doesn't fit into this list very well -- it has a > > completely different focus. > > TenDRA is still a plausible long-term candidate for a system compiler. > > We could also write a new C frontend for LLVM without too much > trouble. The major problem is C++ frontends. > Is the gpl issue around the compiler, or around the associated tools? (ld, ar, etc)