[Objc-discuss] Could you add the Pelles C compiler backend?

[hung.nguyengia <hun...@pr...>]

On Windows, there are compiler backends for VC++ and Watcom. OpenWatcom now at v2 but still being an outdated compiler and has a problematic license which code compiled using it also subjected to and they are unable to change it! I don't want to suggest removing Watcom backend but I asked for the Pelles C backend. Pelles C is well active developed, has smaller size than VC++ (I will not install the whole VC++ suite only to use this compiler, the same for the Cygwin suite), I think it will able to power your compiler well. The command line interface of Pelles C is also very similar to VC++. IMHO, if there are reasons for the Watcom backend to exist, there are reasons for a Pelles C backend.

BTW, I also want to ask how to add new compiler backend to your compiler. I have read the code, but I think it's too complicated and too much integrated into the code itself so layman like me is not easy to find out.

Thanks.

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