On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 13:07:57 +1300 Robert Collins <robertc@robertcollins.net> wrote:
On 14 Mar 2015 09:44, "Chris Barker" <chris.barker@noaa.gov> wrote:
On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Ryan Gonzalez <rymg19@gmail.com> wrote:
That written in Python, so Python would require Python to build which
would require Python to build which would require...
Well, you can't buid a C compiler without a C compiler either (or SOME
compiler). And given that you should be able to do cross-compilation for platforms that don't currently have a python build, I'm not sure that's a killer.
It it so wrong that python eats its own dog food in this manner?
Wrong, no. harder yes. C compilers have mature cross compiler build chains including stage aware test suites and the like.
Not to mention that any decent platform manufacturer or system vendor will do the job of writing or porting a C compiler for the platform. Few of them will port Python for us, though. Regards Antoine.