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Ecco ◴[10 Apr 25 19:40 UTC] No.43647360[source]▶

Wouldn't it be easier to cross-compile using a modern LLVM/GCC? I assume both have 68k backends?

o11c ◴[10 Apr 25 20:01 UTC] No.43647545[source]▶

I was really confused by the mention of 68k at first since MacOS 8.6 dropped support for that, but following the link it looks like it supports System 7 as well.

Cross-compiling would be faster (than emulation or too-old hardware), but I have never heard it called "easy". There are a lot of projects out there that need special configuration, and many don't even support the HOSTCC variable, etc. And that's before considering the importance of system libraries.

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1. Ecco ◴[10 Apr 25 20:23 UTC] No.43647713[source]▶

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I commented that because the author said "dealing with the foibles of CodeWarrior". I guess in the scenario cross-compiling wouldn't be easy, but possibly easier?

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