Jim Hall wrote: >> Several of the GNU tools assume you're compiling with GCC. Or they at >> least assume a more recent-standard Unix-like compiler. >> >> In these cases, trying to port a GNU utility to FreeDOS using OpenWatcom >> can be a lot harder than just compiling it with a GCC compiler like >> IA-16 GCC. (Djgpp is great too, but requires the target system is a 386 >> or better, IA-16 GCC requires a 386 to compile but the exe can run on >> lower systems).
Danilo Pecher wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > I don't think it is a good idea to introduce a second toolchain. Most > GNU tools, especially those that you would use outside of a gcc dev > enironment, don't require gcc. I can say that with some confidence, > because I compiled them using non-gcc compilers under AIX and HP-UX in > the past, and that past goes back as far as 1998. Ideally, it should > be possible to build all packages coming with C-sources using the same > toolchain, else we'll all end up with HDDs full of compilers. > > Essential tools like flex, bison, make, patch are all easily portable > to OWC, in fact you'll probably run into more hassle with text > formatting issues than any compiler dependencies. The only package > where I would see potential problems would be binutils, but those are > not really needed unless you're building with gcc in the first place. > Yes, the OpenWatcom C compiler is the standard C compiler for FreeDOS. And we prefer that all C programs get compiled under OpenWatcom C. And I agree with you that "Most GNU tools .. don't require gcc." But a few of them do. As I said in my email, "Several of the GNU tools assume you're compiling with GCC." And also as I said in my email: IN THESE CASES, you can sometimes get past this by compiling with a GCC compiler, like IA-16 GCC. So it's not really introducing "a second toolchain" but providing an alternate toolchain for those who need it. _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
