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From: Josh Vanderhoof <joshv AT planet DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.os.msdos.djgpp,rec.games.programmer
Subject: Re: The numer 1 compiler, DJGPP or MSVC Here's a good rating comparision
Date: 10 Sep 1997 12:09:28 -0400
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Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org> writes:

> > With the release of gcc 2.8.0, which will support Pentium optimizations,
> > any advantage MSVC, Borland, and Watcom is gone. Also, the binutils have
> > long supported MMX internally.
> but we've been waiting for 2.8.0 for sooo long... :)
> when will it be released?

Check out the egcs project.  It is a new branch of gcc that aims to
integrate all of the gcc patches floating around.  It's based on 2.8
and is being done by the same people who maintain gcc.

	http://www.cygnus.com/egcs

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Josh Vanderhoof (joshv AT planet DOT net)

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