[ogb-discuss] [tools-discuss] [tools-gcc] Compiler mailing list?

[Shawn Walker]

On 14/09/2007, Keith M Wesolowski <keith.wesolowski at sun.com> wrote:
> I'd actually prefer this.  gcc is the OpenSolaris compiler; it's the
> only C compiler delivered by an OpenSolaris component, and it's the
> only open source and/or freely-redistributable C compiler capable of
> building ON.  That we're still using Studio after the OpenSolaris
> launch fiasco is a testament more to Sun's convoluted internal
> business strategies and organisational structures than to any sound
> technical rationale.  Nevertheless, I see little realistic chance that
> we'll stop using Studio any time soon.  Change entails risk, and the
> organisation responsible for Studio has always managed to do just
> enough to keep the cost of staying with it slightly lower than the
> cost of switching.

I think Ian Murdock has a comment about this you'd like to hear. I
suggest asking him about the Sun Studio compiler.

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Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst
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