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Plug-In Architecture On the Way For GCC

Posted by kdawson on from the extending-it dept.

VonGuard writes "This year marks the 25th anniversary of the GNU Operating System. A major part of that system has always been the GNU Compiler Collection. This year, some of the earliest bits of GCC also turn 25, and yet some of the collection's most interesting years of growth may still be ahead. The GCC team announced today that the long-standing discussion over how to allow plug-ins to be written for GCC has been settled. The FSF and the GCC team have decided to apply the GPL to plug-ins. That means all that's left is to build a framework for plug-ins; no small task to be sure. But building this framework should make it easier for people to contribute to the GCC project, and some universities are already working on building windows into the compilation process, with the intent of releasing plug-ins."

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  1. Re:It's Linux, NOT GNU/Linux!! by isorox · · Score: 4, Funny

    why do people still try to attach GNU/ to Linux? It makes no sense.

    Me? I run Gnu/KDE/Xorg/Gnome/vim/perl/rxvt/Fluxbox/Firefox/Java/Linux

  2. I thought GCC by n6kuy · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... was a plugin for emacs.

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    1. Re:I thought GCC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      ... was a plugin for emacs.

      Well, duh. Everything is a plugin for emacs.

    2. Re:I thought GCC by Professional+Slacker · · Score: 5, Funny

      Emacs, in fact it's Emacs all the way down.

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  3. Re:So why do I want plugins in my complier? by Nimey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Spell check.

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  4. Re:It's Linux, NOT GNU/Linux!! by Shakrai · · Score: 4, Funny

    nuff said.. why do people still try to attach GNU/ to Linux? It makes no sense.

    Oh god. Can't we stick to something non-controversial like GWB's legacy, gun control, abortion or the Middle East? Nothing good will come of this....

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  5. Re:So why do I want plugins in my complier? by Hatta · · Score: 5, Funny

    So you can watch trippy visualizations while you compile.

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  6. GNU Operating System by DragonWriter · · Score: 4, Funny

    GNU has produced an operating system.

    That depends on your definition of "has produced". GNU certainly is actively developing an operating system, but I would say that an OS project that has managed to go 25 years without a stable kernel release cannot fairly be said to "have produced" an operating system.

  7. Re:It's Linux, NOT GNU/Linux!! by gnarlin · · Score: 4, Funny

    but most of the third-party software which gets installed on top has been touched by the hand of gnu somewhere along the lines

    I delight in reminding your that gnus don't have hands, they have hoofs!

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