Re: Steps to get to GTK+ 3.0

[sparkymat <csy0013 googlemail com>]

>> You're assuming GCC/Linux/x86 environments, there are other environments,
>> such as embeded devices with optimized compilers for their architecture or
>> non Linux operating systems for non x86 architectures where getting latest
>> GCC is not as easy.
>>
>> As Gtk is targetting to the mobile space, I think keeping support for a
>> broader set of compilers/platforms is essential and the gains of C99 for
>> code that is already written, tested and working for C89 is not such a gain
>> at all.
>
> How broad is that set going to be? A popular alternative in the
> embedded world is ARM's RVCT tool-chain, which doesn't even have
> pthread support, which is POSIX. So my bet is that it's not currently
> used to compile GTK+, nor will be anytime soon.
>

Doesn't GNU have an ARM compiler? Googling gave me this
(http://www.gnuarm.com/).