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From: hcj@lzaz.ATT.COM (HC Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: GNU CC (was assemblers & cross-assemblers)
Summary: GNU CC is B..I..G, not just BIG!
Message-ID: <481@lzaz.ATT.COM>
Date: 20 Mar 89 16:13:54 GMT
References: <1130@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM> <9718@megaron.arizona.edu>
Organization: AT&T ISL Lincroft NJ USA
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In article <9718@megaron.arizona.edu>, cjeffery@arizona.edu (Clinton Jeffery) writes:
> From greg@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Greg Noel):
> > In article <1544@zen.UUCP> vic@zen.UUCP (Victor Gavin) writes:
> >>Has anyone ported GCC/GAS to the Amiga ?
> > Unlikely.  It's too big.
> > 
> Come on now, what a silly statement.  GCC has been ported to the Atari ST
> under both the TOS and Minix operating systems.  It apparently works on

GCC is indead BIG. the text/data alone is > 512 KB.  When its running
it wants BSS of .25 to .5 mega byte also.  I can run it under MINIX and 
TOS only because I have 2.5 MEG available.   It only a toy on 1 MEG.

Howard C. Johnson
ATT Bell Labs
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