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Re: gcc 3.5 integration branch proposal

Robert Dewar wrote: 
The excellent support for cross-compilation on the other hand does seem
a key advantage, and that is what makes it practical to target older
machines.


This is what I meant by lauding GCC's "support for older hardware." I
did quite a bit of cross-compiling for an embedded telephon application;
I sure as heck don't expect my cell phone to run GCC!

On the other hand, it is unwise for GCC to ignore compile speed, under
the assumption that people can just buy a faster machine or more RAM.
Not everyone is as fortunate as we...

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Scott Robert Ladd
Coyote Gulch Productions (http://www.coyotegulch.com)
Software Invention for High-Performance Computing



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