[geeks] C compiler won't create executables ..WTF?

[Gregory Leblanc]

On Thu, 2002-05-23 at 19:00, Brian Hechinger wrote:
> On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 09:02:36PM -0500, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> > 
> > I'd rather have a Solaris ports tree.  And/or an IRIX port tree.  If Sun
> > and SGI are going to support freeware on their OS (freeware.sgi.com / Sun
> > SW Companion), why don't they do it right, or at least support a
> > grassroots effort to do something other than relase an ISO full of b0rken
> > binaries?
> 
> implementing a ports tree is cake.  finding people to maintain all the ports
> is where it gets hairy.  i have been tossing around the idea of doing a ports
> collection for solaris, and i'd be more than happy to add IRIX to the mix.  but
> i'm going to need the help of everyone here to do the ports to get it off the
> ground.  any takers?

Uh, what's involved?

> also, i'd like to do split trees for both, so that you can use gcc or the
> commercial compiler.

Will you give me a real compiler (haha)?  I haven't got one on any
machines here.  :-(
	Greg

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