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What optimisations?
"If you care about optimizations then you do not use gcc."

Size? Speed? Combination? What architectures?

"one size fits all != optimized object code"

The implication is that gcc's optimisations are the same
regardless of target processor, which isn't the case.

"Most Linux boxes run on x86 processors and Intel's x86
compiler can be compatible with gcc and it produces better
object code than gcc."

Which 386, 486, 586, 686, AMD Opteron, etc?

One comparison of Intel's compiler and gcc for a
number of tasks can be found [url= http://
www.coyotegulch.com/reviews/linux_compilers/
index.html]here[/url].

We can see your assumptions are very simplistic.
Posted by: Richard Flude   Posted on: 05/08/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Great to have the best and brightest working on the compiler.  DonnieBoy | 05/06/05
Another thing, we need binary compatibility accross distributions/kernels  DonnieBoy | 05/06/05
One would think that there would be a way ...  George Mitchell | 05/06/05
The problem is venders have to supply 10 or so drivers.  DonnieBoy | 05/06/05
And I'm telling you that the answer is a wrapper  George Mitchell | 05/07/05
Only if you go lowest common denominator  Knorthern Knight | 05/06/05
This is true but  hipparchus2000 | 05/07/05
Kind of like the idea behind NDISwrapper  Hugh Jass | 05/07/05
Let's put the REAL issues on the table  toomuchgreeatea@... | 05/07/05
Those are only issues for *YOU*...  figgle | 05/09/05
I'd rather have a slow driver than none at all...  figgle | 05/09/05
Binary compatibility...  Henry Miller | 05/07/05
This guy must be a newbie in Linux  toomuchgreeatea@... | 05/07/05
If you care about optimizations  balsover | 05/07/05
Improving Optimization in GCC.  mobrien_12@... | 05/07/05
No it is not a waste of time  balsover | 05/08/05
GCC can specialize . . .  CobraA1 | 05/08/05
GCC tries to specialize  balsover | 05/08/05
CobraA1, you just got spanked.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/08/05
What optimisations?  Richard Flude | 05/08/05
Interesting Linux win over Windows ...  George Mitchell | 05/07/05
More of a IBM over Dell story  balsover | 05/08/05

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