Are there many libraries/kernel calls missing that would enable GCC to be run directly from a running Haiku?
gcc does run directly from Haiku :D
I think the supporting tools are a problem, however - and I suspect may be a combination of issues ranging from issues in POSIX compliance to some kernel process management issues - but I'm not qualified to really make any real educated guesses.
I think you're really asking: When can haiku "self-host"? IOW, when can I build Haiku using Haiku.
I think the time is soon - but I'm not sure if it's a priority right away.
UPDATE: did I mention there were issues? (wow, how many times did I use that word it in the above post?)
Or asked in another way, has anyone recently tried whats
needed to
"build Haiku using Haiku" ?
- and knows what is lacking?
I suspect it all comes down to kernel stability and POSIX compliance issues.
There are still some "memory leak" issues in the kernel when processes are started and killed repeatedly - and this alone will destroy any attempts to build a project as large as Haiku - even if the binutils run flawlessly (which they don't yet)
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Re: How far off is getting GCC natively hosted onto Haiku?
gcc does run directly from Haiku :D
I think the supporting tools are a problem, however - and I suspect may be a combination of issues ranging from issues in POSIX compliance to some kernel process management issues - but I'm not qualified to really make any real educated guesses.
I think you're really asking: When can haiku "self-host"? IOW, when can I build Haiku using Haiku.
I think the time is soon - but I'm not sure if it's a priority right away.
UPDATE: did I mention there were issues? (wow, how many times did I use that word it in the above post?)
How far off is getting GCC natively hosted onto Haiku?
Or asked in another way, has anyone recently tried whats
needed to
"build Haiku using Haiku" ?
- and knows what is lacking?
How far off is getting GCC natively hosted onto Haiku?
I suspect it all comes down to kernel stability and POSIX compliance issues.
There are still some "memory leak" issues in the kernel when processes are started and killed repeatedly - and this alone will destroy any attempts to build a project as large as Haiku - even if the binutils run flawlessly (which they don't yet)