diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9bf8222..84c4e93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Interaction with the analyzer is primarily through the command-line interpreter
    > chkc c-file analyze <filename>
    > chkc c-file report-file <filename>
    ```
-   The first command preprocesses the file with gcc; the preprocessed file (.i file)
+   The first command preprocesses the file with `cc`; the preprocessed file (.i file)
    is then parsed with **parseFile** (a wrapper for goblint-cil,
    https://opam.ocaml.org/packages/goblint-cil/).
    The second command analyzes the parsed artifacts, and the third command (and
diff --git a/chc/cmdline/ParseManager.py b/chc/cmdline/ParseManager.py
index ff1d095..f41df19 100644
--- a/chc/cmdline/ParseManager.py
+++ b/chc/cmdline/ParseManager.py
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ def save_semantics(self) -> None:
             )
         os.chdir(cwd)
 
-    def preprocess_file_with_gcc(
+    def preprocess_file_with_cc(
             self,
             cfilename: str,
             copyfiles: bool = True,
             moreoptions: List[str] = []) -> str:
-        """Invoke gcc preprocessor on c source file.
+        """Invoke C preprocessor on c source file.
 
         Args:
             cfilename: c source code filename relative to cpath
@@ -234,19 +234,19 @@ def preprocess_file_with_gcc(
                            preprocessor
 
         Effects:
-            invokes the gcc preprocessor on the c source file and optionally
+            invokes the C preprocessor on the c source file and optionally
             copies the original source file and the generated .i file to the
-            tgtpath/sourcefiles directory
+            tgtpath/sourcefiles directory.
         """
 
-        chklogger.logger.info("Preprocess file with gcc: %s", cfilename)
+        chklogger.logger.info("Preprocess file with cc: %s", cfilename)
         cwd = os.getcwd()
         mac = self.config.platform == "mac"
         ifilename = cfilename[:-1] + "i"
         macoptions = [
             "-U___BLOCKS___", "-D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE", "-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0"]
         cmd = [
-            "gcc",
+            "cc",
             "-fno-inline",
             "-fno-builtin",
             "-E",
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def parse_ifiles(self, copyfiles: bool = True) -> None:
         targetfiles.save_xml_file(self.analysisresultspath)
 
     def parse_cfiles(self, copyfiles: bool = True) -> None:
-        """Preprocess (with gcc) and run the CodeHawk C parser on all .c
+        """Preprocess and run the CodeHawk C parser on all .c
         files in the directory."""
 
         os.chdir(self.projectpath)
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ def parse_cfiles(self, copyfiles: bool = True) -> None:
                     fname = self.normalize_filename(os.path.join(d, fname))
                     if fname.startswith("semantics"):
                         continue
-                    ifilename = self.preprocess_file_with_gcc(fname, copyfiles)
+                    ifilename = self.preprocess_file_with_cc(fname, copyfiles)
                     self.parse_ifile(ifilename)
                     targetfiles.add_file(self.normalize_filename(fname))
         targetfiles.save_xml_file(self.analysisresultspath)
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ def save_xml_file(self, tgtpath: str) -> None:
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
-    # preprocess and parse single files with gcc
+    # preprocess and parse single files with cc
     thisdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
     topdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(thisdir))
     testsdir = os.path.join(topdir, "tests")
@@ -594,5 +594,5 @@ def save_xml_file(self, tgtpath: str) -> None:
     pm = ParseManager(id115dir, "kendra115", id115dir)
     pm.initialize_paths()
     for f in ["id115.c", "id116.c", "id117.c", "id118.c"]:
-        ifilename = pm.preprocess_file_with_gcc(f)
+        ifilename = pm.preprocess_file_with_cc(f)
         pm.parse_ifile(ifilename)
diff --git a/chc/cmdline/c_file/cfileutil.py b/chc/cmdline/c_file/cfileutil.py
index abdc97c..9b7622f 100644
--- a/chc/cmdline/c_file/cfileutil.py
+++ b/chc/cmdline/c_file/cfileutil.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def set_logging(
 def cfile_parse_file(args: argparse.Namespace) -> NoReturn:
     """Parses a single file and saves the results in the .cch directory.
 
-    This command runs the gcc preprocessor on the single c-file presented and
+    This command runs the `cc` preprocessor on the single c-file presented and
     then calls the ocaml C analyzer to parse (using the goblint cil parser)
     the resulting .i file into ocaml data structures. These data structures
     are saved in the <projectname>.cch/a directory. The original c-file and
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def cfile_parse_file(args: argparse.Namespace) -> NoReturn:
     parsemanager.initialize_paths()
 
     try:
-        cfilename_i = parsemanager.preprocess_file_with_gcc(cfilename_c)
+        cfilename_i = parsemanager.preprocess_file_with_cc(cfilename_c)
         result = parsemanager.parse_ifile(cfilename_i)
         if result != 0:
             print("*" * 80)
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ def cfile_run_file(args: argparse.Namespace) -> NoReturn:
     parsemanager.initialize_paths()
 
     try:
-        cfilename_i = parsemanager.preprocess_file_with_gcc(cfilename_c)
+        cfilename_i = parsemanager.preprocess_file_with_cc(cfilename_c)
         result = parsemanager.parse_ifile(cfilename_i)
         if result != 0:
             print("*" * 80)
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ def cfile_testlibc_summary(args: argparse.Namespace) -> NoReturn:
     parsemanager.initialize_paths()
 
     try:
-        cfilename_i = parsemanager.preprocess_file_with_gcc(cfilename_c)
+        cfilename_i = parsemanager.preprocess_file_with_cc(cfilename_c)
         result = parsemanager.parse_ifile(cfilename_i)
         if result != 0:
             print("*" * 80)
diff --git a/chc/cmdline/chkc b/chc/cmdline/chkc
index fa14016..92f2f85 100755
--- a/chc/cmdline/chkc
+++ b/chc/cmdline/chkc
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ The regular sequence of commands is:
 
 > chkc c-file parse <cfilename>.c
 
-This command will call gcc to preprocess the file and produce an .i file.
+This command will call `cc` to preprocess the file and produce an .i file.
 Then the CodeHawk/CIL parser is called to convert the preprocessed file into
 OCaml data structures for further analysis. The data structures are stored
 in xml_format in (by default) the directory <cfilename>.cch .
diff --git a/chc/cmdline/kendra/TestManager.py b/chc/cmdline/kendra/TestManager.py
index 9841c63..d42ef3e 100644
--- a/chc/cmdline/kendra/TestManager.py
+++ b/chc/cmdline/kendra/TestManager.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def test_parser(self, savesemantics: bool = False) -> bool:
         self.parsemanager.initialize_paths()
         for cfile in self.cref_files:
             cfilename_c = cfile.name
-            ifilename = self.parsemanager.preprocess_file_with_gcc(
+            ifilename = self.parsemanager.preprocess_file_with_cc(
                 cfilename_c, copyfiles=True
             )
             parseresult = self.parsemanager.parse_ifile(ifilename)
diff --git a/chc/util/fileutil.py b/chc/util/fileutil.py
index 7882f45..38f18a2 100644
--- a/chc/util/fileutil.py
+++ b/chc/util/fileutil.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 1. A new analysis directory is created: tp/pn.cch with two subdirectories:
    tp/pn.cch/a and tp/pn.cch/s
 
-2. x.c is preprocessed with the gcc preprocessor, producing the file
+2. x.c is preprocessed with the C preprocessor, producing the file
    pp/fp/x.i. Both pp/fp/x.c and pp/fp/x.i are copied to tp/pn.cch/s/fp.
 
 3. x.c is parsed by the CodeHawk/CIL parser, producing the following files