From b4afe88973a0e6bcd7b1fec508ec6cebc1e863d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Rosset Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:12:56 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify that gccgo is a GCC front-end R=golang-dev, r, iant, iant CC=golang-dev https://golang.org/cl/6454072 --- doc/go_faq.html | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/go_faq.html b/doc/go_faq.html index 5c68aa7e58..4c5ead8c59 100644 --- a/doc/go_faq.html +++ b/doc/go_faq.html @@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ test cases. The standard Go library is full of illustrative examples, such as in What compiler technology is used to build the compilers?

-Gccgo has a C++ front-end with a recursive descent parser coupled to the +Gccgo has a front end written in C++, with a recursive descent parser coupled to the standard GCC back end. Gc is written in C using yacc/bison for the parser. Although it's a new program, it fits in the Plan 9 C compiler suite -- 2.50.0