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No, not that is does anything more...

It's that gcc is an old and reliable piece of software built on abstractions that have stood the test of time.

by that measure an LLM can "build" you gcc by doing cp -R lol

No. Starting in a sandbox given only the C specification and assembly code specification build a gcc equivalent (maintainability and performance) from the ground up.

Brother I have no idea what your goalposts are supposed to measure in your mind but I do know they're meaningless for everyone else.

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