From:	Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Speed of DJGPP?
Date:	Tue, 24 Jun 1997 11:20:15 -0700
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Eric Jacobs wrote:

> > gcc isn't a C-compiler. It's a front end for various different
> > compilers (Fortran, ADA ...). It is responsible for a consistent
> > look and feel / consistent code generation options...
> > The compilers itself are called by gcc.
> 
> Wait. So you're saying "GNU C Compiler" is not "GCC"   ??
>                         ^   ^ ^

It started out as just C.  Then other languages were added, including
Pascal, Objective-C, Ada, etc.

Evolving nomenclature always becomes confusing eventually.

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