XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: jedi@nomad.mishnet   
      
   On 2010-12-29, Ezekiel  wrote:   
   >   
   > "JEDIDIAH"  wrote in message   
   > news:slrnihlnt1.arq.jedi@nomad.mishnet...   
   >> On 2010-12-28, Ezekiel  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> "Lawrence D'Oliveiro"  wrote in message   
   >>> news:ifbvsm$m7d$10@lust.ihug.co.nz...   
   >>>> 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.   
   >>>   
   >>> The only thing tiny here is your knowledge.  This "tiny" selection of 7   
   >>   
   >>   Compared to GCC, it's Tiny.   
   >   
   > But that's not what your ignorant little D'Oliveiro nym claimed, is it?  The   
      
   >>> What a tiny selection.   
      
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