A good explanation - however I have a feeling he was asking the question in jest...
On 1/2/07 22:34, "Stefan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Am 01.02.2007 um 22:02 schrieb Mathieu Langlois: > >> That kind of brings up an egg/chicken paradox. If GCC is compiled >> with GCC, how was the very first GCC compiled? ;-) > > What you generally do, is use a simple (subset) compiler, implement it > and then start writing a more complex one. > > Alternately, you could use any C++ compiler to compile your first > own C++ compiler, and from no on, start using your own C++ compiler > to compile itself. > > In case you create the first iteration of a new language, you probably > need to hand-code certain parts instead of compile it. > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives of this list here: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
