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Subject: RE: gcc hunger
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Richard Harrison writes:
>You can't compile GCC with SAS/C mainly due to limitations in the SAS
>pre-processor.  Using GCC to compile G++ I need 4MB (ie.  3MB free).

Maybe this is a stupid question, but:
(1) can't gnu-cpp be compiled?  If not, isn't there a gnu version of
cpp for use in porting?  (Lattice wasn't the first to introduce a weak
preprocessor, I think.)

(2) can't you just preprocess before handing off to lc?  (with
includes turned off, hopefully.)

Anyways, I guess that I can accept things as they are... 4MB doesn't
seem that bad [I've heard numbers like 32MB memory required on other
systems -- rather scary.]

Raul Rockwell

P.S. I got your posting twice at this site.