GCC Status Report (2004-09-13) [--enable-mapped-location]

[Per Bothner]

Mark Mitchell wrote:

> I think you should at least try for initial numbers on whatever machine 
> you're using.  Try compiling libstdc++, say, at least.  If your patches 
> aren't a performance win, they're not going to be terribly compelling; 
> if they are a win, as expected, then that will make them much more 
> compelling.

It will take a couple of days, at best, as I'll be travelling.

Any earlier C-only test didn't show a clear difference either way.

The patches are "winning" even if the immediate performance difference 
is a wash because they'll allow us to track column numbers at little
or no extra cost.
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