Re: gcc install

From: John D Groenveld (groenvel_at_cse.psu.edu)
Date: 06/27/05 

Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:45:02 +0000 (UTC)

In article <1119765697.851300.184490@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
 <jimruth@adelphia.net> wrote:
>to get a precompiled compiler to compile the compiler LOL. Sun sells a
>compiler for about $10,000 which is a little too rich for my blood.

Sun Studio (around here known as Solaris Studio) RTU lists for $2995.
The competitive u/g price is $1000.
<URL:http://store.sun.com/CMTemplate/CEServlet?process=SunStore&cmdViewProduct_CP&catid=126702>

Sun is currently offering OpenSolaris developers a free RTU.
<URL:http://groups.google.fi/groups?hl=en&threadm=%3Cd8nlfn%2475h%241%40news1nwk.SFbay.Sun.COM%3E>

John
groenveld@acm.org

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