> Anders Magnusson wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > That would be wasted effort.  Are you going to add C++ to PCC?  Are you
> > > going to add Fortran to PCC?  Are you going to make PCC emit debug info
> > > that modern debuggers like to use?
> > >
> > Fortran has been a part of PCC for at least 20 years. But no, there
> > are no reason to spend any time on that compiler unless someone really
> > really feel like a masochist. I have spent some time inside it, and even
> > if it is small and slim it generates quite bad code. The only positive
> > thing with it is that it is very simple to add new targets, a useable
> > machine description for something can be written in almost a few hours.
> > 
> > -- Ragge
> 
> It also doesn't take several cpu-days to build a kernel.
> 
Well, if your goal is to compile fast, not to run fast binaries, so OK.
An average PCC compiled binary runs about half the speed compared to 
a GCC ompiled one.

-- Ragge