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It just needs to compile enough C to compile a compiler that can compile GCC.
by dleslie 8y ago
It just needs to compile enough C to compile a compiler that can compile GCC.
- em3rgent0rdr 8y agoYes. And should emphasize that the bootstrapping compiler doesn't need to be an optimizing compiler, and doesn't need to compile fast, since it is only to be used once for compiling the next stage of compiler.