Will Apple still support GCC development?

[Marc Espie]

In article <42A4A363.2070101@coyotegulch.com> you write:
>Samuel Smythe wrote:
>> It is well-known that Apple has been a significant provider of GCC
>> enhancements. But it is also probably now well-known that they have
>> opted to drop the PPC architecture in favor of an x86-based
>> architecture. Will Apple continue to contribute to the PPC-related
>> componentry of GCC, or will such contributions be phased out as the
>> transition is made to the x86-based systems? In turn, will Apple be
>> providing more x86-related contributions to GCC?
>
>A better question might be: Has Intel provided Apple with an OS X
>version of their compiler? If so (and I think it very likely), Apple may
>have little incentive for supporting GCC, given how well Intel's
>compilers perform.

Oh sure, and Intel as an Obj-C++ compiler up their sleeve... right.

Speculations, speculations. Wait and see...