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   From: ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand   
      
   In message , Ezekiel wrote:   
      
   > "Lawrence D'Oliveiro"  wrote in message   
   > news:ifb9he$9a4$6@lust.ihug.co.nz...   
   >   
   >> In message <4d12859d$0$11583$ec3e2dad@unlimited.usenetmonster.com>,   
   >> amicus_curious wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> ... gcc [is] crap and ... woefully inadequate for creating any sort of   
   >>> software today.   
   >>   
   >> Odd you should say that, since GCC is a crucial component in the fact   
   >> that so much Free Software is available and supported on two dozen   
   >> different major processor architectures. Basically, if GCC will compile   
   >> for it, Linux   
   >> and other Free Software will run on it.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   >> Contrast Microsoft's Visual Studio tools, which are confined to just one   
   >> measly architecture.   
   >   
   > Another ignoramous who's making claims about things he knows absolutely   
   > nothing about.   
   >   
   >   
   >    
   > Targeting Windows CE processors for native Visual Studio 2005 projects   
   >   
   > The Windows CE 5.0 SDK provides support for targeting the following   
   > instruction sets:   
   >   
   > .ARMV4I   
   > .MIPSII   
   > .MIPSII_FP   
   > .MIPSIV   
   > .MIPSIV_FP   
   > .SH4   
   > .x86   
   >    
      
   What a tiny selection.   
      
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