On Mar 12, 6:53 pm, Albert van der Horst <alb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> Well. 80386 ciforth can be assembled by MASM, NASM or gas.
> Am I now entitled to call it a front-end for GCC ?
Ah, but does it generate its code by calling gas as a back-end? Even
better, does it generate a data structure of its code to be used by a
tool to generate code for gas as a back end?
Otherwise, its not a *front end* ... its *merely* the product of the
back-end, that GCC compost that some people call "applications".
At least, from a casual glance at the GCC folks from a distance.
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