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GCC (GNU Compiler Collection)

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GCC is the GNU Compiler Collection, published by the Free Software Foundation as part of the GNU Project. It has an architecture which allows for multiple front-ends to support different programming languages, and multiple back-ends to support different processor architectures. It is the default compiler for GNU/Linux and a number of other UNIX-like operating systems.

Front ends are provided for C, C++, Objective C, Fortran, Java, Ada and Go. GCC can be built as a cross-compiler, however this must be done separately for each combination of front and back end.

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