SevenMachines [2010-03-08 8:19 -0000]:
> It seems strange that fpc build-depends on fp-compiler, which is needed
> to build and so get a fp-compiler binary!
That's standard compiler design. Many compilers are written in their
own language and thus need (an earlier version of).
SevenMachines [2010-03-08 8:19 -0000]:
> It seems strange that fpc build-depends on fp-compiler, which is needed
> to build and so get a fp-compiler binary!
That's standard compiler design. Many compilers are written in their
own language and thus need (an earlier version of).
http:// en.wikipedia. org/wiki/ Bootstrapping_ (compilers)
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