[Aquamacs-devel] future gcc releases on OS X -- they may be going away

[Brian Barnes]

Fellow OS X coders,

First, I apologize for this off-topic post, but I hope it is of  
interest to you all.  I use Aquamacs nearly every day to code in  
Fortran and Python (my Fortran codes are compiled using gcc/gfortran),  
and I just wanted to give you all a heads up to a recent development  
in gcc land.

The GNU steering committee has decided to remove OS X (intel) from  
their primary target list, and OS X (power pc) from their secondary  
target list.  This means that future releases of gcc may not work on  
OS X.  I presume many of you compile codes using gcc every day.  This  
would kill the availability of a free compiler for languages not  
supported by llvm/clang on OS X (which is a surprisingly lengthy list).

http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-dev/2009-September/010209.html
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2009-09/msg01523.html

I don't know what to do about this, and I certainly can't help  
maintain gcc.  But maybe someone reading this list will have an idea,  
or know someone who can help. Finally, Aquamacs is awesome -- thank  
you for this tool!

Sincerely,

Brian Barnes