GCC Steering Committee Approves Experimental Algol 68 Front End Inclusion
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edelsohn
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Summary
The GCC Steering Committee has approved the inclusion of an Algol 68 Front End in the GCC compiler trunk as an experimental feature, with specific stipulations that Algol 68 will not be part of all languages built by default and will not be included in GCC releases. The announcement was made by David Edelsohn in a GCC mailing list post, indicating a technical development in compiler infrastructure for supporting the historical Algol 68 programming language.
Key quotes
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Algol 68 is not part of all languages built by default.
Algol 68 is not part of the GCC rel
Article URL: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc/2025-November/247020.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46020151
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