Re: Compiler Recommendations

["Al Wheeler" <user=1571@nabble.blu.org>]

 PCC (DeSmet C, Mix C, Power C) is, or was, quite popular and has been GPLd. 

        http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/03/1810211

Samuel Baldwin wrote: 
> 2007/12/28, Anthony Gabrielson <[hidden email]>: 
>   
>> Hello all, 
>> 
>>                 I'm interested in taking a look at compiler source and how 
>> it works, can anyone recommend a nice easy open source one to start with?  I 
>> know I can get the source to GCC, but I'm hoping to start with something a 
>> bit more straight forward and less complicated. 
>>     
> 
> You might want to check out PCC. Advocates say it's smaller and 
> generates better code. I wouldn't know though-- I'm the person that 
> just runs make and hopes it works. 
>