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syvon
on July 11, 2022
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GCC Rust Approved by GCC Steering Committee
A common misconception is that GCC stands for GNU C Compiler, but it stands for GNU Compiler Collection. Perhaps why you did not realize ;)
kstrauser
on July 11, 2022
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GNU C Compiler was the original name. A lot of us probably never bothered updating our mental acronym tables.
bzxcvbn
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You mean to tell me that the acronym settled in your head between March and December 1987 and you never reconsidered since then?
kstrauser
on July 13, 2022
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Nope. It settled in my head before it was renamed in 1999:
https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/History#Reunification
brundolf
on July 11, 2022
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I didn't know that either! And I've even used it before, haha
wtetzner
on July 11, 2022
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But I assume the name of the gcc binary stands for GNU C Compiler?
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