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A common misconception is that GCC stands for GNU C Compiler, but it stands for GNU Compiler Collection. Perhaps why you did not realize ;)
by syvon 4y ago
A common misconception is that GCC stands for GNU C Compiler, but it stands for GNU Compiler Collection. Perhaps why you did not realize ;)
- brundolf 4y agoI didn't know that either! And I've even used it before, haha
- kstrauser 4y agoGNU C Compiler was the original name. A lot of us probably never bothered updating our mental acronym tables.
- bzxcvbn 4y agoYou mean to tell me that the acronym settled in your head between March and December 1987 and you never reconsidered since then?
- kstrauser 4y agoNope. It settled in my head before it was renamed in 1999: https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/History#Reunification https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/History#Reunification
- wtetzner 4y agoBut I assume the name of the gcc binary stands for GNU C Compiler?