about to port GCC

[Joe Buck]

Alvaro Hernando Salazar V. wrote:
> > The question is if you are porting GCC to 68HC08. If
> > not, why?

On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 05:55:14PM -0700, Jim Wilson wrote:
> Most GCC work is done by volunteers.  Doing a port is a significant 
> amount of work.  We can't do it just because you ask.  You will have to 
> find a volunteer to do the work if you want the port.

Actually, while some ports were contributed by volunteers, many GCC ports
were done because someone was paid full-time to work on the port, in many
cases by the processor vendor or someone else with a financial interest in
a good GCC port for the processor.