Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 6 Sep 2000 11:53:10 -0400 (EDT) | From | Alexander Viro <> |
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On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Richard Gooch wrote:
> Jamie Lokier writes: > > Chris Wedgwood wrote: > > > I think would be really cool if all this 'magic' in gcc (whatever > > > part of gcc is irrelevant right now) would be exported into a library > > > or shared object which editors could then load and use... dynamically > > > perhaps. > > > > Sorry, there's a GCC policy decision against putting it into a > > shared library. > > Why?
Not-so-wild guess: GPL issues, mixed with serious lack of enthisiasm about making the internal API frozen by exposure to library users.
Besides, there is another issue: WTF is wrong with good old pipes?
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