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Re: New target porting time estimates?
- From: dewar at gnat dot com (Robert Dewar)
- To: ian at wasabisystems dot com, mfoc73 at dsl dot pipex dot com
- Cc: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 07:28:32 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: New target porting time estimates?
> I think that when I was at Cygnus, we usually figured that one
> experienced programmer could do a complete gcc and binutils port for a
> fairly typical processor in three to four months. This would be a
> person who had already done extensive work on gcc and the binutils,
> and who was working next to and had immediate access to most of the
> top experts on the gcc and binutils code.
Another significant variable is whether you are talking about getting something
working, or producing a smooth, documented, distributable, commercial
product. The latter compared to the former can add a significant factor.