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Re:LLVM 9.0 by yjftsjthsd-h on Saturday September 21, 2019 @04:14PM (#21037665)
Surely that's just a layer of indirection over whatever the real reason is? What prevents Google from having GCC/binutils developers on staff (whether by hiring or training)?
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Re:LLVM 9.0 by ndesaulniers on Saturday September 21, 2019 @11:09PM (#21039398)
Supporting one toolchain is already a ton of work; splitting resources between two toolchains is too costly, even for Google. If you don't think so, you underestimate the cost.
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