Lets talk about `gcc`

In the previous article, we have used a program called gcc to compile our source code. And we have introduced it as GNU C Compiler. While this is not wrong, it is not right either.

• If you search "what is gcc in C" you are almost certain to find the definition that gcc stands for GNU Compiler Collection.

• If you visit the man7 page for gcc, in the colophon, you can find that it also says GNU Compiler Collection.

Why?

I don't have a story right now, but I just saw a video on YouTube, which explained this to me. The reason is directly visible but I never took it that way.

You can see the video here, Why some projects use multiple programming languages? A fantastic video about low level engineering.