Why only Linux uses GCC to compile the source code. please help

[Scott C. Karlin]

The Linux kernel and GCC are tightly bound.  GNU Extensions are
explicitly allowed in the Linux kernel.  For example, see

http://netfilter.kernelnotes.org/unreliable-guides/kernel-hacking/conventions-gnu-extns.html

Regards,
Scott


Mahadev K Cholachagudda writes:
> 
> Hi to all,
> 
> Please include **** mailto:mahadev_kc@yahoo.com ***** in the reply list
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> After i am going through the some part of the linux code, i wrote the
> following. Please review it and if you have any additions/modifications or
> comments please let me know.
> 
> Your help is really needed.
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> 
> Mahadev K Cholachagudda
> 
> 
> The document is as below.
> 
> Introduction:
> 
> This document describes about the features of gcc which are very much
> necessary to compile the Linux and also about the features that an 'x'
> compiler does not have if used to compile the Linux.

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