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> Similarly, the bundled `cc`s with classic Unices (if they were provided at all It has been a generation since it was common for people to pay for Unix, and t
by _jal 5y ago
> Similarly, the bundled `cc`s with classic Unices (if they were provided at all
It has been a generation since it was common for people to pay for Unix, and then pay more for shitty developer tools.
That gcc has gone from savior to legacy in that time is a huge testament to the value the open source world has created. But I think people forget the bad old days pretty quickly.
- eschaton 5y agoThe thing is, you didn’t pay more for shitty developer tools. You paid more for good tools. The system compiler existed solely to enable kernel rebuilds prior to the advent of loadable kernel modules on most vendor UNIX platforms.
- gumby 5y agoSad to say there are still tons of those ancient systems in production use.
- pjmlp 5y agoHP-UX, Aix, Solaris and mainframes POSIX environments are still around. Additionally, embedded also has plenty of POSIX like OSes that arent' Linux based.
- hackerbrother 5y agoAIX is doing a lot better than HP-UX and Solaris are. In relative terms.
- Ericson2314 5y ago> That gcc has gone from savior to legacy in that time is a huge testament to the value the open source world has created I hope GNU can turn itself around, but because having n+1 competing FOSS implementations is a huge boost. I just fear it is not a sustainable situation. libgccjit and the new rust backend is a good sign.
- GoblinSlayer 5y agoThat's exactly an illustration that a few competitors is unhealthy for the ecosystem, and llvm isn't going to evolve as fast as it did.
- Ericson2314 5y agoIf LLVM vanquishes GCC, you mean?