[LLVMdev] LLVM + GCC Integration Proposal

[Jeff Cohen]

Chris Lattner wrote:

>
>> Also, would they be allergic to the VC++ suppport that currently 
>> exists? After all, if they're not careful, going down this route may 
>> result in a gcc that can be bootstrapped with VC++ :)
>
>
> I don't think that's a problem.  I think that, given a choice, 
> allowing gcc to be bootstrapped with VC++ would be a favorable thing 
> for the GCC community, regardless of LLVM.
>
> -Chris
>
I wonder.  I could be totally wrong, but it's always been my impression 
that the lack of support for bootstrapping via Microsoft's compiler is 
more political than technical.  After all, gcc can bootstrap with just 
about every other C compiler in existence, including some that are "less 
than perfect".  If anyone knows the actual reason, I'd welcome being 
corrected.