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@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ Copyright years on GCC source files may be listed using range
 notation, e.g., 1987-2012, indicating that every year in the range,
 inclusive, is a copyrightable year that could otherwise be listed
 individually.
+The standard compiler releases since 4.6 include front ends for C (gcc), C++ (g++), 
+Objective-C, Objective-C++, Fortran (gfortran), Java (gcj), Ada (GNAT), and Go (gccgo).
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+readme info about the compiler gcc