On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 1:38 PM, sparkymat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> You're assuming GCC/Linux/x86 environments, there are other environments, >>> such as embeded devices with optimized compilers for their architecture or >>> non Linux operating systems for non x86 architectures where getting latest >>> GCC is not as easy. >>> >>> As Gtk is targetting to the mobile space, I think keeping support for a >>> broader set of compilers/platforms is essential and the gains of C99 for >>> code that is already written, tested and working for C89 is not such a gain >>> at all. >> >> How broad is that set going to be? A popular alternative in the >> embedded world is ARM's RVCT tool-chain, which doesn't even have >> pthread support, which is POSIX. So my bet is that it's not currently >> used to compile GTK+, nor will be anytime soon. >> > > Doesn't GNU have an ARM compiler? Googling gave me this > (http://www.gnuarm.com/).
Yes, Montavista and Codesourcery both sell support for such compilers, and of course you can build your own [1]. [1] http://blog.felipebalbi.com/?p=40 -- Felipe Contreras _______________________________________________ gtk-devel-list mailing list gtk-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-devel-list