gcc & g4 processor?

[adam morley]

so i was looking @ apples website, specifically what compiler they include with the now shipping Mac OS X.  its gcc 2.95.2.  it has a special option -faltivec to compile with altivec enhancements.

is this included in regular download of gcc from one of the mirrors?  ie, can i put it on linux ppc, openbsd, whatever, compile it and get that action?  

plus, how good is PPC optimization under gcc?

thanks!

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adam

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