Re: GNU runtime

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From: Per M. Bothner
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 06:00

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In article <1992Aug5.061418.3152@proponent.com> Monty Solomon <roscom!monty@think.com> writes:
>Is it true that GNU's shipping a compiler which is useless because there's no
>runtime support for the calls it emits?

Yes.  (But note that it is incorrect to talk of GNU "shipping" anything:
GNU is a project, as well as a collection of software, but it is not
an organization.  The Free Software Foundation is the main but not the
only organization working on GNU.)

> Has GNU overextended themselves,

Maybe, but this is not an example thereof.  The Obj-C compiler was
donated by NeXT (after some pushing by Stallman).  The Free Software
Foundation has not spent a lot of effort on Obj-C, and are not likely to.

> and if so when will they catch up and how can we help them do so?

The FSF has repeatedly asked for volunteers to write a free Obj-C
run-time system.  If you're willing to be such a volunteer,
contact the FSF.

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