From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 28 19:42:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58A7416A407 for ; Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:42:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gabor@FreeBSD.org) Received: from server.t-hosting.hu (server.t-hosting.hu [217.20.133.7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15DAC13C466 for ; Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:42:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gabor@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.t-hosting.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 277F49BFFFD; Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:42:30 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at t-hosting.hu Received: from server.t-hosting.hu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (server.t-hosting.hu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 9GRt4qreA9+u; Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:42:24 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.2.186] (catv-50635cb6.catv.broadband.hu [80.99.92.182]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by server.t-hosting.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A1049BFFFC; Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:42:24 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <45941E1E.1020604@FreeBSD.org> Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:42:22 +0100 From: Gabor Kovesdan User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: deeptech71@gmail.com References: <4592E8EA.6010402@gmail.com> <4592EC6E.9090302@FreeBSD.org> <4592F190.2000206@gmail.com> <20061228135224.GA2463@kobe.laptop> <45941C69.5020601@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <45941C69.5020601@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: where to get the iso c90 compiler? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:42:32 -0000 deeptech71@gmail.com schrieb: > Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >> Does the lang/gcc41 port work for you? > > I don't know I don't care. I want to learn more about compilation > processes, get to know UNIX-like systems more, and whatever. So I've > downloaded the source for gcc, and the README says that I need the ISO > C90 compiler. Where do I get that? OK it looks like I can compile gcc > 4.1 with an older gcc, but that's not my choice. > [ But if that's the case, how was the first gcc compiled? xD ] > [ How was the first ever compiler compiled? xD ] C90 is not a specific compiler, it's a standard, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C90 [Fistly, people wrote code in pure binary language. Then assembly were invented and later they wrote higher level languages in assembly.] Gabor