GNU Compiler Collection
The GNU Compiler Collection includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Ada, Go, and D.
Releases
GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
- 2.95 (Jul 1999)
- 2.95.3 (Mar 2001)
- 3.0 (Jun 2001)
- 3.1 (May 2002)
- 3.2 (Aug 2002)
- 3.3 (May 2003)
- 3.4.0 (Apr 2004)
- 4.0.0 (Apr 2005)
- 4.1.0 (Feb 2006)
- 4.9.0 (Apr 2014)
- 10.1 (May 2020)
- 10.2 (Jul 2020)
History
It contains a C/C++ compiler for OS/2, generating good code and supporting the modern standards. Because it is available for a large number of operating systems it is a choice when it comes to writing portable code. However it should be noted that many of the operating systems listed as being supported by GCC have had their support removed in the 4.x branch or earlier, meaning that to archive full portability you may have to keep 2.x (emx) or 3.x branches of GCC going if you are targeting some of the less used OS's. In addition systems that are not UNIX like may need emulation layers and libraries and in some cases such as with Microsoft Windows their uses can be clunky or even problematic.
- For a long time the EMX collection included the preferred GNU GCC port for OS/2 developers, it still is to a degree preferable to the later DJGPP for DOS development work even though the latter collection supports newer versions of GCC.
- Innotek GCC was also available but Innotek is no longer in business since it was acquired by Sun Microsystems.
Ports
- EMX-based
- 1999-06-14: PGCC 1.1.1 (EGCS)
- 3.0.3 - OS/2 port by Mikuláš Patočka
- 2003-03-07: GCC 3.2.1 R2 - beta version by Andrew Zabolotny - emx 0.9d required
- Innotek GCC / Netlabs
- Jul 2003: Innotek GCC for OS/2 3.2.2 beta
- 2005-11-17: GCC 3.3.5 GA2
- 2014-10-26: GCC 3.3.5 CSD6
- By Paul Smedley
- GCC 4.9.2 (2014-12-18)
- GCC 6.3.0 Alpha (2016-12-22)
- GCC 7.2.0 Alpha (2017-05-07)
Links
- OS/2 ports: http://os2ports.smedley.info/index.php?page=gcc-v4-9-x
- Official Site: https://gcc.gnu.org/
License
- Open source software released under the GPL v3
- Free Software Foundation