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And without GNU tools, Linux by itself is also useless without GNU tools (unless you can compile C by hand). GNU/Linux is the OS. Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. are distr
by lucian303 14y ago
And without GNU tools, Linux by itself is also useless without GNU tools (unless you can compile C by hand). GNU/Linux is the OS. Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. are distributions of this OS.
- yxhuvud 14y agoI would be very surprised if it wasn't possible to compile the kernel using Clang. Hmm. Does anyone know if someone has tried to make a Linux dist based on the similar tools the BSD world have? I realize they probably would have to be modified quite heavily considering the architechture of BSD, but I've seen stranger things done in computing :)
- aleprok 14y agoYou seriously think GCC is the only C compiler which exists? Though now you understood that GNU/Linux is the OS and not only GNU. Though it is true that you need to patch the stock Linux to compile it with some other compiler like Intel CC.
- jeltz 14y agoAndroid, which this very article is about, is Linux without GNU tools. The Linux Kernel can also be compiled with at least ICC and Clang.
- josteink 14y ago> And without GNU tools, Linux by itself is also useless. A world of Android-devices disagree with your definition of "useless". And so does my router and NAS (which both comes with Busybox, not GNU tools).