Alternatives to gcc (was Re: gcc 4.3: when will it become standard compiler?)

[Vincent Hoffman]

Peter Ross wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> AFAIK you _need_ a C compiler to keep your system secure, to apply 
> security patches.
>
> E.g. http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:02.openssl.asc
>  
> ..
> make obj && make depend && make && make install
>   

Or more recently,
freebsd-update fetch && freebsd-update install

its really not needed if you are just following -RELEASE except of
course for ports.

Vince
> .. 
>
> Of course there are build-boxes etc. so you only need a compiler once. But 
> still, you need a box to compile it.
>
> Regards
> Peter
>
> On Sun, 11 Jan 2009, Tim Kientzle wrote:
>
>