GCC [4] is a free collection of compilers that provide the user with a powerful tool for translating C, C++ and Fortran source into fast ARM assembler that is suitable for execution on
RISC OS [5].
GCCSDK is a portable build environment for creating ARM executables to be run natively on RISC OS. The build environment is designed to be hosted on a Unix-like system, such as
GNU/
Linux,
FreeBSD or Solaris.
This is the first proper release of GCC since 2.7.2.1 back in 1997 though there have been experimental versions of 2.95.2 available since 1999.
The compilers are large programs and will require at least 6Mb of free memory to execute, so you will either require a RiscPC or a an 8Mb machine.
See
here [6] for download information.
We consider this to be the best version of
GCC [7] for
RISC OS [8] and recommend that all existing users upgrade to it. The compiler toolset should be considered stable.
Future development will be directed towards improving UnixLib's conformance to the C99 standard and upgrading the compiler to GCC 3.1.
For full download instructions, mailing list information and bug reporting instructions, please visit
The main distribution for GCC [9].
GCCSDK Developers, 2001.
