pkgsrc/lang/egcs/DESCR

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EGCS is a free software project to further the development of the GNU
compilers using an open development environment.
+ Compilers are available under the terms of the GPL.
+ Copyrights for the compilers are to be held by the FSF.
+ Other components (runtime libraries, testsuites, etc) will be
available under various free licenses with copyrights being held
by individual authors or the FSF.
+ Further Development of GNU Compilers
New languages
New optimizations
New targets
Improved runtime libraries
Various infrastructure improvements
+ Open Development Environment
Encourage cooperation and communication between developers
Work more closely with "consumers"
Code available to everyone at anytime, and development is open to anyone
that wants to contribute.
Patches will be considered equally based on their technical merits
All individuals and companies are welcome to contribute as long as they
accept the groundrules.
+ Open mailing lists
+ Developer friendly tools and procedures (ie cvs, multiple maintainers, etc)
+ Conflicts of interest exist for many egcs developers, the developers as
well as the egcs steering committee will not allow those
conflicts of interest to have an effect on the egcs project