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Not quite. Every compiler typically comes with its own runtime library (RTL). Thus, an output of one frontend is likely to have RTL calls specific to that com
by debugbreak42 7y ago
Not quite. Every compiler typically comes with its own runtime library (RTL). Thus, an output of one frontend is likely to have RTL calls specific to that compiler. For example, gfortran makes calls to its RTL, which is not the same RTL used by Intel compiler.
- gnufx 7y agoI'm well aware of Fortran runtimes. The question was getting at whether the front end is completely independent of the middle(?) end.