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0 pointsmsla6y ago0 comments

Most CPUs aren't in self-hosting systems.

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Yes they are. Embedded applications outnumber top end computers by an order of magnitude.

Perhaps he means that they are not generally self-hosted, in that we generally tend to cross-compile for the embedded hardware, rather than compiling on the embedded hardware.

mslaOP6y ago

That's precisely what I meant, and I don't understand how it could be misunderstood if you know what "self-hosting" means in this context.

mslaOP6y ago

I think you just agreed with me.

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kevin_thibedeau6y ago

Yes they are. Embedded applications outnumber top end computers by an order of magnitude.

nineteen9996y ago

Perhaps he means that they are not generally self-hosted, in that we generally tend to cross-compile for the embedded hardware, rather than compiling on the embedded hardware.

mslaOP6y ago

That's precisely what I meant, and I don't understand how it could be misunderstood if you know what "self-hosting" means in this context.

mslaOP6y ago

I think you just agreed with me.

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