# gcc-mirror/gcc

Repository: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gcc
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:48:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4409, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11192, forks 4821 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:46.360497+00:00)

## What it is
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), the canonical open-source compiler toolchain supporting C, C++, Fortran, Ada, Go, and other languages with extensive optimization and target architectures. This is the official source mirror of the GCC project.

## Use cases
- compile c and c++ programs
- build software from source with gcc
- cross-compile for embedded targets
- optimize code with advanced compiler flags
- port gcc to a new architecture
- contribute to compiler development

## When to choose
- you need a mature, standards-compliant compiler for C/C++/Fortran
- you are targeting platforms where GCC is the default toolchain
- you want to study or contribute to compiler internals

## When to avoid
- you prefer Clang/LLVM's modular architecture or IDE tooling
- you need fast compile times over peak runtime optimization
- you want a permissively licensed compiler for proprietary tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: compiler, programming-language, developer-tools, build-tool
- domain: compilers, programming-languages, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cpp, c
- tags: gnu, gcc, c-compiler, c++-compiler, fortran, ada, optimization, toolchain, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- gcc-mirror/gcc (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:46.360497+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:16:42.201301+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:46.360497+00:00, sha 49306c701a64)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.