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  • Just out of curiosity -- why do you want to get those particular platforms working? C++ is puzzling since afaik Parrot is written in C; Sun and Intel is puzzling since gcc is available on Linux.

    • gcc isn't the only compiler...

      This is one of the stated goals:

      Similarly, compiling Parrot with Intel C++ and Sun Studio 12 for Linux, application of any necessary patches, and cleanup of compiler specific issues.
      • I guess I was really asking: _why_ are those the goals? I'm not trying to be snippy here; I simply genuinely don't understand why gcc doesn't suffice. I imagine there's a good reason; I just don't know what it is.

        • While gcc is generally a good all purpose compiler, other compilers are often more strict about writing good C code and typically reward you with better optimization, smaller executables and libraries, or a combination of the two. My experiences with Perl 5 is that both compilers generate smaller and faster Perl execuables than gcc. I would assume that this would be plus for embedded systems developers. Intel C++ is also used by some Gentoo users as their default compiler. Making Parrot work with Intel C++ would be very helpful for those users.

          While the name of the compiler is Intel C++, its primary use for this grant is as a C compiler. Making Parrot compile with C++ is not a listed goal for this project, but if I can get to it, I will.

          • I do not follow the mailing lists much but isn't a c++ compiler (actually maybe I mean a c++ aware linker) required if you want to use ICU as part of parrot? I do not think there has been much discussion of late but at one stage icu was supposed to be the default way for parrot to handle character sets stuff.

            • A C++ compiler is required for linking, but not for compiling. A C++ compiler trying to compile Parrot would run into problem quickly, but it can handle linking the .o's just fine.

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