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gcc certainly compiles for ARM and understands Darwin/mach-o. It can probably target iOS. What would the major barrier be for gcc to work?
by asveikau 6y ago
gcc certainly compiles for ARM and understands Darwin/mach-o. It can probably target iOS. What would the major barrier be for gcc to work?
- KenoFischer 6y agoSee https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=96168 https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=96168.
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- asveikau 6y agoThis is a great thread, thanks! (And I see that your name is in the thread.) I gather from there that previous efforts to target iOS are outdated, there is substantial work to handle the Apple ABI, and that it's not been seriously looked at yet.
- manquer 6y agoGiven that Apple silicon is pretty new my guess it porting and testing , I would also add not all ARM chips are exactly the same , there will be some minor nuances for sure . Perhaps it is also some funding and access to the kits and dev time , updating gcc is not a full time job for most of the contributors after all.
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