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diff --git a/www/comparison.html b/www/comparison.html index 4bca65d..26f421d 100644 --- a/www/comparison.html +++ b/www/comparison.html @@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ by Clang. For instance, in C mode, GCC supports <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Nested-Functions.html">nested functions</a> and has an - <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=37428">undocumented - extension allowing VLAs in structs</a>. + <a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Variable-Length.html">extension + allowing VLAs in structs</a>. </ul> <p>Pro's of clang vs GCC:</p> @@ -95,12 +95,13 @@ that produced it (it is not a structured format).</li> <li>Clang is <a href="features.html#performance">much faster and uses far less memory</a> than GCC.</li> - <li>Clang aims to provide extremely clear and concise diagnostics (error and - warning messages), and includes support for <a - href="diagnostics.html">expressive diagnostics</a>. GCC's warnings are - sometimes acceptable, but are often confusing and it does not support - expressive diagnostics. Clang also preserves typedefs in diagnostics - consistently, showing macro expansions and many other features.</li> + <li>Clang has been designed from the start to provide extremely clear and + concise diagnostics (error and warning messages), and includes support + for <a href="diagnostics.html">expressive diagnostics</a>. + Modern versions of GCC have made significant advances in this area, + incorporating various Clang features such as preserving typedefs in + diagnostics and showing macro expansions, but GCC is still catching + up.</li> <li>GCC is licensed under the GPL license. <a href="features.html#license"> clang uses a BSD license,</a> which allows it to be embedded in software that is not GPL-licensed.</li> |
