From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,fd24e54f7983a2f1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-02-07 05:01:54 PST Path: swrinde!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!cmcl2!lab.ultra.nyu.edu!kenner From: kenner@lab.ultra.nyu.edu (Richard Kenner) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: FSF drops Apple boycott, opens gate for GNAT, etc. Date: 7 Feb 1995 11:11:06 GMT Organization: New York University Ultracomputer Research Lab Message-ID: <3h7kga$qoj@cmcl2.NYU.EDU> References: <3gpdg1$73h@cmcl2.NYU.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: lab.ultra.nyu.edu Date: 1995-02-07T11:11:06+00:00 List-Id: In article hirasuna@acm.org (Michael Hirasuna) writes: >> The FSF itself does not do ports to other than GNU, but essentially >> serves as a clearinghouse for the work of those who have done such >> ports. > >The FSF GCC distribution allows the selection of the host and target when >it is built. If GNU is neccessary for this to happen, then the next >milestone is when there is a GNU port available for the Apple PowerPC. >Hopefully, the GNU OS will coexist with MacOS. Of course, this may all be >moot if OS2 and OS2 GNAT gets ported to the Mac PowerPC, and OS2 GNAT >becomes multi-targetted. I have no idea what you are saying here. As you say, GCC is automatically a cross-compiler since you specify the host and target when you configure it. But there is no requirement for either to be GNU. Perhaps you confuse "XYZ is supported by ABC" with "XYZ works". These are two very different concepts. Besides, as I said in a previous post, the FSF does not "support" any software whatsoever.