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But why would the kernel depend on gcc? Are there so many gcc-isms in there that would be hard to replicate on other compilers?
by roel_v 15y ago
But why would the kernel depend on gcc? Are there so many gcc-isms in there that would be hard to replicate on other compilers?
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- adestefan 15y agoThe biggest one is (was?) the use of GNU variable length arrays. The GNU extension has different syntax than C99's variable length arrays. There are also instances of __attributes__ on platform specific code.