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Originally Posted by nfries88
Maybe the desire is not to compile an operating system or another compiler but rather his own C++ project(s)? If pcc wants to replace gcc, why wouldn't it make a p++ to replace g++, a pobjc to replace gobjc, and so-on? :P
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You misunderstand, it wants to replace GCC as a
system compiler, prior to 4.4BSD, PCC was the
original compiled used.
Now, GCC stands for "GNU Compiler Collection", PCC stands for "Portable C Compiler".
GCC is a collection of compilers for different languages, PCC is a C compiler... a BSD licenced C compiler.
Presumably, 3rd party ports could be compiled by GCC if necessary, or PCC if they're not an absolute compatibility nightmare.