PLEASE REPLY TO gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org ONLY, *NOT* gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org. http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11378 ------- Additional Comments From pinskia at physics dot uc dot edu 2003-06-30 11:41 ------- The iostream way has a large overhead at least that is looking at why it is slower.