> The reason is simple: I have lots of interest in Plan 9, but the code > bases for the apps all need GCC/G++. This is a huge barrier.
I want to understand but don't, what features of GCC are required? > Also, for what it is worth, almost all the code deals with system calls > no more complex than open/read/write/close. futex is not an issue! This infers that APEs libc is enough for these apps. Is it just __attribute__() stuff, or the last ½% efficency? Personally I would like to have gcc-arm9 as this is what we use for our embedded systems and unfortunately 5c uses a different calling convention. -Steve
