Re: Baby X is bor nagain

bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:

On 01/07/2024 13:09, Ben Bacarisse wrote:

bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:

Using products like tcc doesn't mean never using gcc. (Especially on Linux
where you will have it installed anyway.)

The parenthetical remark is wrong.

>
You mean it is possible for a Linux installation to not have gcc
preinstalled?

Certainly.

For example, I recently installed openSUSE Tumbleweed.  The default
installation does not include gcc.  I can install it easily enough if I
need it (any of several versions).

Sure, although in the dozen or two versions I've come across, it
always has been. This is a different situation from Windows, where you
can be fairly sure it won't be!

Some installers for Linux-based systems provide uptions for what kind of
system you want to install.  You might be offered a choice between a
system for development, a web server, etc.

Linux-based systems are not just for software development.

But in the context I'm talking about, if installing tcc is a
possibility, then so is installing gcc. Unless you want to include
also systems too small to run gcc, in which case I'd extend it to
systems too small to run any compiler.
>
I think if talking about tcc vs. gcc, we need to assume a system
capable of running either.

Apparently the default repositories for openSUSE Tumbleweed do not
include tcc (I searched for "tcc" and "tinycc").  I think you can enable
another repository and install tcc that way, or you can install gcc and
then build tcc from source.

Yes, a Linux-based desktop system is likely to be able to install both
gcc and tcc without too much difficulty.  Neither is guaranteed to be
installed by default.  (Embedded Linux-based systems are another
matter, of course.)

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