G77 on Linux Alpha

[Ray Nachlinger]

On 14 Sep 1999 craig@jcb-sc.com wrote:

> >I am using the following vrsion of gcc and g77 on Linux on an Alpha
> >
> >Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/alpha-redhat-linux/egcs-2.91.66/specs
> >gcc version egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)
> 
> Upgrade to GCC 2.95.  You might become a Very Happy Camper vis-a-vis
> complex support.  (Then again...you might have to resort to
> specifying -femulate-complex when compiling .f files, to avoid
> some remaining bugs that cause compiler crashes, thus nullifying
> some or all of the performance gains you might have otherwise
> enjoyed.  But I don't think so vis-a-vis the short example you
> posted.)
> 
  Got new version of compiler and you are right. Complex works much
  better. Unfortunately something else must have been broken. On 
  average my code now runs 1.7 longer than it did with old version
  of compiler. Is there anything new that I should know of or is the
  new version simply not Alpha ready? (New compiler did not show the
  same effect in Intel, Sparc or HP. A little slower, but not really
  anything to get excited about.)

  Thanks,

  Ray