Pre-requisites: Introduction to Compiler Design
GCC is an essential tool for software developers since it offers a potent, adaptable, and portable suite of compilers for a number of programming languages. Due to its support for modern standards, efficient code production, and extensive development environment, it is an essential tool for any software development project.
A collection of compilers for many languages is the GCC. GCC stands for GNU Compiler Collection. Collections of compilers contain the compiler of C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Ada, and many more. It is a component of a GNU project developed by the Free Software Foundation(FSF). The collection of compilers of GCC is very adaptable and it can operate with a variety of hardware setups and operating systems.
Features:
- GCC offers extensions for features like OpenMP (a standard for building parallel programs in C, C++, and Fortran), OpenACC, and the most recent C and C++ standards, including C11 and C++17 (a standard for GPU programming).
- GCC can do inter-procedural analysis and optimization.
- In the development of the Linux Operating System and several tools and utilities, the GCC was used. GCC compilers are used to create MySQL database, the GNOME desktop environment, and the Apache web server.
- GCC is a robust compiler. It also offers a number of other frequently used tools and utilities for software developers.
Evaluation:
Richard Stallman started the GNU project in 1984 to develop a comprehensive, Unix-like operating system that was entirely free software that also contain GCC (GNU Compiler Collection). Stallman and his team made the GCC compiler. The first version of the GCC compiler was released in 1987. GCC was developed to give a free and open-source alternative to proprietary compiler suites, like those provided by Sun Microsystems and DEC. Initially, only C language was supported by the GCC compiler but then C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Ada, and other languages were added.
The creation of GCC and the GNU operating system is closely related to the Linux operating system. Because the Linux kernel and numerous additional tools and utilities are compatible with the Linux operating system and were all compiled using GCC compilers. GCC Development Community which is made by Richard Stallman and his team, now maintaining the GCC. New feature development and improvement of the GCC compiler in the future is the duty of the GCC Development Community.
In conclusion, GCC is an essential tool that contains several compilers for several programming languages. Compilers are very effective, adaptable, potent, and portable.