Point of order: removed GCC /from the base system/. Ports still have a range of GCCs and some ports still depend on GCC. The GCC in base was well over a decade

Point of order: removed GCC /from the base system/. Ports still have a range of GCCs and some ports still depend on GCC. The GCC in base was well over a decade old, and it was that particular version for the same reason macOS shipped an ancient version of bash for a decade: it was the last one licensed under GPLv2. This is effectively an administrative change. (Not to downplay the work!)