Talk:List of compilers

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1 Converting to chart
2 architectures instead of platform?
3 C++ compilers
4 compiler generators?
5 Much more compilers may be added
6 DevC++ is not a compiler

[edit] Converting to chart

I am going to "be bold" and convert this list into a comparison chart, in order to better organize the various details and make it more encyclopedic. VanishingUser 09:02, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Ok, the basic layout is done. I created a chart for C/C++ compilers and I feel that charts should be categorized by language (because people looking for compilers are generally looking for one language). I think the chart should also only contain robust, general-purpose compilers and not ones that are developmental or special-purpose/research oriented. Those should remain in their own section unless somebody wants to make a separate chart for them. Feel free to spiff it up or add more (important) details to the chart. I incorporated the list of commercial compilers (sans the links that sounded like spam) and applicable open source compilers. VanishingUser 10:28, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] architectures instead of platform?

Since compilers generate machine code for specific architectures, perhaps a set of target architectures should be in this table. Of course this could get extremely long (i.e. does compiler X target variant Y of processor family Z?..if so which version of compiler X?). Majikaltrev 03:54, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

I guess what you want to say is "Add architectures column?"
Indeed, while it is important to understand on which platforms (workstation/OS combinations) compilers and compiler frameworks execute, it's equally important to understand which (ranges of) target architectures the compiler generates code for. StephanP 10:02, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] C++ compilers

I think there should be a column for C++ support, since there are more C compilers than C++ compilers, and C++ is more difficult to implement. Sanxiyn 09:28, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] compiler generators?

Is written "This page is dedicated to list all current compilers, compiler generators..."; but compiler generators is in List_of_parser_generators could be link --Borneq 07:58, 18 October 2007 (UTC)