MidnightBSD 0.8 Switches the System Compiler from GCC 4.2 to LLVM/Clang 3.3

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

MidnightBSD developer Lucas Holt proudly announced the release of the MidnightBSD 0.8 operating system. Based on the latest BSD and FreeBSD technologies, this update brings you the latest software updates and under-the-hood improvements.

MidnightBSD 0.8 is here eleven months after the release of MidnightBSD 0.7, and five months after the MidnightBSD 0.7.6 maintenance update. It’s a major milestone that switches the system compilers from GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) 4.2 to LLVM/Clang 3.3, uses the libdispatch library in the package manager, and fixes bugs for the mports framework.

“MidnightBSD 0.8 includes several enhancements to the system. We switched system compilers from GCC 4.2 to llvm/clang 3.3 with plans to update to newer versions,” says Lucas Holt in the release announcement. “We’re making use of libdispatch in our package manager. Several longstanding bug… (read more)

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