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by wglb 6284 days ago
Any feeling why llvm gets the call over pcc? Certainly a lot of energy going into llvm.
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LLVM is designed to make fast machine code. PCC is designed to make reasonable machine code in a way that's easier to verify as being correct. They address two different issues.

Also, LLVM has backing from Apple. That helps.