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Re:Clang is better than GCC by compiler-guy on Sunday November 27, 2022 @08:17PM (#33768762)
Many, but not as many as gcc. Gcc being the only game in town for about thirty years gave it a massive head start, and gcc existed during an explosion in different isas and architectures. Every obscure processor in the world seems to have a gcc backend.

Clang much less so. But clang supports all the modern “important” isas, so as a practical matter, it doesn’t matter that much for everyday use.

Re:Clang is better than GCC by skissane on Sunday November 27, 2022 @09:02PM (#33769047)
My impression is, GCC development team is more open to mainlining support for obscure architectures, Clang/LLVM require stronger evidence of demand and maintenance commitment.

Of course, 99.9% of people don't use any obscure architecture, so that's irrelevant to them.