From:	"Patrick Mitran" <pmitran AT tsp DOT ece DOT mcgill DOT ca>
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Subject:	Re: -O6 optimizations
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Date:	Mon, 14 May 2001 15:26:05 GMT
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> >
> > I'm using gcc 2.95.3. I was wondering where I could get a list of all
the
> > optimizations that are turned on by -O6.
>
> "-O6" is the same as "-O3".  The GCC manual explains what
> optimizations are turned on by each -On option.  I agree that this
> section in the GCC docs needs work, but that's the best you can
> currently have without looking at the sources (which you should do if
> you really want all the gory details).
>
> "-O6" only does some real work in the PGCC variant of the compiler,
> which is not what you have (and which is not on the main branch of the
> GCC development anyway).
>

Really? This would seem to contradict the FAQ which explicitly states that
GCC 2.95 and above does some extra work with -O6. (section 14.2) Or am
I reading it wrong?

P.

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