GNU Compiler Collection

The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of programming language compilers produced by the GNU Project. It is free software distributed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) under the GNU GPL and GNU LGPL, and is a key component of the GNU toolchain. It is the standard compiler for the open source Unix-like operating systems, and certain proprietary operating systems derived therefrom such as Mac OS X.

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Programming language - Compiler - GNU Project - Free software - Free Software Foundation - GNU GPL - GNU LGPL - GNU toolchain - Open source - Unix-like - Operating systems - Mac OS X

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Originally named the GNU C Compiler, because it only handled the C programming language, GCC was later extended to compile C++, Fortran, Ada, and others.

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C programming language - C++ - Fortran - Ada

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