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Now if the gcc mainstream folks would just integrate it. I like gcc's non-standard nested functions for C, but blocks is superior. Sadly the gcc folks don't see

by jws 17y ago

Now if the gcc mainstream folks would just integrate it. I like gcc's non-standard nested functions for C, but blocks is superior. Sadly the gcc folks don't seem interested.

pavlov 17y ago
GCC's non-standard extensions are typically compiler features, whereas Apple's "C blocks" involves a substantial addition to the runtime. IMHO the GCC folks have good reason to avoid runtime extensions. Apple does provide the source for their blocks environment... But it's the type of code that probably has subtle platform-specific ABI dependencies. Who is going to port and verify it on all the platforms GCC supports?