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Re: Sun compares their compiler tools to GNU tools
- To: egcs at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: Sun compares their compiler tools to GNU tools
- From: Marc Lehmann <pcg at goof dot com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 14:35:17 +0100
- References: <199811062306.PAA24500@kankakee.wrs.com>
On Fri, Nov 06, 1998 at 03:06:06PM -0800, Mike Stump wrote:
> > latest compiler at the time, I found my particular application ran
> > about 30% faster using egcs.
>
> Maybe we should start a page with user experiences with egcs? Real
> customers with real applications who are willing to benchmark fairly
> between the two compilers, the latest compilers from each.
Collecting experiences like this would be helpful, but I fear it
will be difficult to collect.
> We then only need to decide, do we list all, or just the ones that are
I think listing all is better: we don't have to "sell" a product for money,
nor do we need be better - being honest (and we are not too bad) will
actually give us a better reputation, and this also reminds us of where we
stand.
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