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Re: Sun compares their compiler tools to GNU tools
- To: N8TM at aol dot com
- Subject: Re: Sun compares their compiler tools to GNU tools
- From: hjstein at bfr dot co dot il (Harvey J. Stein)
- Date: 06 Nov 1998 20:05:25 +0200
- CC: howell at cs dot stanford dot edu, egcs at cygnus dot com
- CC: hjstein at bfr dot co dot il
- References: <d4f15171.36425538@aol.com>
N8TM@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 11/5/98 11:34:24 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> howell@cs.stanford.edu writes:
>
> > Is anyone in a position to comment on the specific tests or do
> > comparisons with the current egcs versions?
> I personally don't find the Sun claims overly impressive or
> exaggerated, other than the biased view of which egcs versions are
> "latest." The vendors' compilers show much bigger margins than
> this on other platforms, but that doesn't prevent egcs from being
> seen as a useful option.
*Why* is everyone so quick to assume that commercial compilers produce
better code than GCC/EGCS? The answer is *it* *depends*. GCC & EGCS
often do better than vendor compilers. *Test* your own applications.
*Profile* them to see which complier does better on each subroutine.
You *will* find subroutines where each compiler beats the other.
--
Harvey J. Stein
BFM Financial Research
hjstein@bfr.co.il