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Any-to-any? Do you mean host-to-any (or host-to-many)? I'd be surprised if there's a single build that runs on any host arch.

I guess it's convenient to have support for many target architectures built in by default. I wonder how big that package is.

It is for every major compiled language released since 2010.

Yes, very rare and there is a strong cartel of companies ensuring it doesn't happen in more mainstream langs through multiple avenues to protect their interests!

From helicoptering folks onto steering committee and indoctrination of young CS majors.

This comment deserves a [citation needed] visible from geosynchronous orbit.

If I had the ability to downvote a comment yet, I'd downvote you. If you're going to spout conspiracy-theory-sounding stuff, at least provide some evidence for your claims!

It doesn't sound like a conspiracy theory, you just have an incredibly poorly calibrated sense of judgement as to the tone of a statment.

Not uncommon in this space though, especially as you get closer to the metal (close as cross-compilation is relative to something like React frontends, at least)