[Coco] Devastated. Long term OVCC project falls short

[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 21 October 2019 02:27:36 William Astle wrote:

> On 2019-10-20 11:50 p.m., Gene Heskett wrote:
> >> gcc6809 cannot generate OS9 binaries. Its support for position
> >> independent code is largely untested and almost certainly
> >> incomplete and it doesn't understand the specific requirements of
> >> the OS9 environment.
> >
> > I can confirm that too, its a total waste of time to attempt an os9
> > binary because of that problem using gcc6809. It knows nothing about
> > PIC. AFAIAC it should be removed from circulation.
>
> That last bit is going a bit far. Remember that not everything is OS9.
> In fact, I would go so far as to say that the *majority* of stuff is
> not OS9, however much a non-trivial fraction of the Coco community
> wishes otherwise. (That's not a criticism of OS9 or the folks who
> support it.)
>
> Obviously, you shouldn't try to use a tool for a purpose it is
> unsuited for. Thus, gcc6809 should not (and cannot, in fact) be used
> for making OS9 binaries. It is simply not suited for that purpose.
> That doesn't mean it should be removed from circulation. It *is*
> perfectly suitable for other purposes.

What os is it usefull on?

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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