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GNU Compiler Collection
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optimizing compiler produced by the GNU Project, key component of the GNU tool-chain and standard compiler for most projects related to GNU and the Linux kernel.
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The GNU Compiler Collection is a free software tool that translates computer code into programs that computers can run, and it's designed to make those programs run efficiently. It's the standard compiler used by most Linux and GNU projects, making it a foundational piece of software infrastructure that much of the open-source world depends on.
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Key facts
- Original author
- Richard Stallman
- Developer
- GNU Project
- Initial release
- March 22, 1987 ; 39 years ago ( 1987-03-22 )
- Stable release
- 16.1 / 30 April 2026 ; 34 days ago ( 30 April 2026 )
- Written in
- C , C++
- Operating system
- Cross-platform
- Platform
- GNU and many others
- Size
- ~15 million LOC
- Available in
- English
- Type
- Compiler
- License
- GPLv3+ with GCC Runtime Library Exception
- Website
- gcc .gnu .org
- Repository
- gcc .gnu .org /git /gcc .git
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- free software
- Part of
- GNU toolchain
- Movement
- free software movement
- Developer
- GNU Project
- Platform
- cross-platform
- Official website
- gcc.gnu.org
- Image
- GCC 11.1.0 compiling Chicken screenshot.png
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- software version identifier
- 15.2
- IRC channel URL
- irc://irc.libera.chat/gcc
- derivative work
- DJGPP
- implementation of
- D
- issue tracker URL
- gcc.gnu.org/bugs
- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/gcc
- Commons category
- GNU Compiler Collection
- Commons gallery
- GCC
- supports programming language
- D
- has command line option
- -x
- source code repository URL
- git://gcc.gnu.org/git/gcc.git
- programmed in
- Q15777
- official wiki URL
- gcc.gnu.org/wiki
- operating system
- MINIX 3
- inception
- 1987-05-23
- publication date
- 1987-05-23
- mailing list archive URL
- gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc
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