From: DrDiettrich1@aol.com   
      
   Marco van de Voort schrieb:   
      
   >> AFAIK gcc will be compiled three times, until the compiler is usable on   
   >> a different platform. The bootstrap process uses the C compiler of the   
   >> platform for the first compilation, then the created compiler to compile   
   >> itself in a restricted version, and that compiler to produce the final   
   >> version. Unless you restrict your project to compile with one specific   
   >> C++ compiler, you'll have to bootstrap your compiler in a similar way.   
   >   
   > (an alternate to dump such bootstrap strategy, and aim more for   
   > crosscompiling)   
      
   Even a cross compiler must be compiled, it doesn't come out of thin air ;-)   
      
   With regards to FreePascal, I couldn't install or create it on an older   
   Linux system, due to unresolvable dependencies in the distribution kit.   
      
   DoDi   
      
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