Another C compiler for DEBIAN ?

Hi, GCC and CLang-5.0 are typical high-performance compiler. Does Debian may support some other compilers in the future ? There is tcc.

Which other alternatives are available?

thank you

There are many, see this link for a few https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...rs#C_compilers

Keep in mind that the GCC/G++ family is the definitive compiler suite for the GNU world. While all of the others work, they may not work as you would expect with existing tools, packages, makefiles, and autoconfig packages optimized for use with GCC.

Originally Posted by wpeckham There are many, see this link for a few https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...rs#C_compilers Keep in mind that the GCC/G++ family is the definitive compiler suite for the GNU world. While all of the others work, they may not work as you would expect with existing tools, packages, makefiles, and autoconfig packages optimized for use with GCC.

In practice: tcc or gcc are the most used ones, no?

Originally Posted by patrick295767 In practice: tcc or gcc are the most used ones, no?

In general, perhaps not. In the Linux/bsd (GNU) world, GCC is the runaway most common C compiler. G++ is the most common C++ compiler in that case as well. Perhaps we should be asking "why are we looking for more compiler options?" There are many, but what is the goal here?

Originally Posted by wpeckham In general, perhaps not. In the Linux/bsd (GNU) world, GCC is the runaway most common C compiler. G++ is the most common C++ compiler in that case as well. Perhaps we should be asking "why are we looking for more compiler options?" There are many, but what is the goal here?

The goal is to try different compilers, to compare, to have look, - just by curiosity.

Originally Posted by patrick295767 The goal is to try different compilers, to compare, to have look, - just by curiosity.

I see. In that cae the lists should get you well started. Some of the many pages comparing compilers and the resulting programs may also be of interest. (Some of the FASTEST compilers produce larger, slower executable output.)

Good luck!