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Re:GCC now includes Modula-2 and Rust. Do they work on OpenBSD? by kristianp on Monday December 19, 2022 @11:23PM (#34061510)
Why add support for a rarely used old language like Modula-2?
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Re:GCC now includes Modula-2 and Rust. Do they work on OpenBSD? by wtetzner on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @01:27AM (#34062343)
I assume someone wanted it, and was willing to put in the effort.
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Re:GCC now includes Modula-2 and Rust. Do they work on OpenBSD? by hobofan on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @02:34AM (#34062762)
By adding it to upstream GCC, I assume that it incurs some maintenance burden. So I think the more interesting question would be "Why would upstream GCC merge support for Modula-2, and with that accept some work and risk for little reward?".
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