> I have also been told by more than one person that does professional compiler development that GCC's codebase is very difficult to work with. Add another. (N

> I have also been told by more than one person that does professional compiler development that GCC's codebase is very difficult to work with. Add another. (Now-former professional compiler developer.) > At least some commentary I've read suggests that this was a deliberate choice on the part of the GNU project. This is the ‘RMS loophole’ in the GPL. In theory you can do what you want with the source; in practice you need help from the insiders.