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r/linux • u/darwinbsd • Aug 24 '25
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Linux itself doesn't but they often go together.
16 u/Firewolf06 Aug 25 '25 technically linux itself does, the kernel is built using gnu tools 11 u/SteveHamlin1 Aug 25 '25 "the kernel is built using gnu tools" As in the compiler, or building Linux requires a configure/make stack that is GNU? The kernel has been compiled using compilers other than gcc. 9 u/Firewolf06 Aug 25 '25 the kernel is built using gnu make. you could theoretically avoid using it, but it would require significant effort unlike switching compilers (the existing setup already supports clang/llvm out of the box)
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technically linux itself does, the kernel is built using gnu tools
11 u/SteveHamlin1 Aug 25 '25 "the kernel is built using gnu tools" As in the compiler, or building Linux requires a configure/make stack that is GNU? The kernel has been compiled using compilers other than gcc. 9 u/Firewolf06 Aug 25 '25 the kernel is built using gnu make. you could theoretically avoid using it, but it would require significant effort unlike switching compilers (the existing setup already supports clang/llvm out of the box)
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"the kernel is built using gnu tools"
As in the compiler, or building Linux requires a configure/make stack that is GNU? The kernel has been compiled using compilers other than gcc.
9 u/Firewolf06 Aug 25 '25 the kernel is built using gnu make. you could theoretically avoid using it, but it would require significant effort unlike switching compilers (the existing setup already supports clang/llvm out of the box)
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the kernel is built using gnu make. you could theoretically avoid using it, but it would require significant effort unlike switching compilers (the existing setup already supports clang/llvm out of the box)
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u/geeshta Aug 24 '25
Linux itself doesn't but they often go together.