Date:	Fri, 12 Sep 1997 12:31:48 +0800 (GMT)
From:	Orlando Andico <orly AT dilnet DOT upd DOT edu DOT ph>
To:	Ron Natalie <ron AT sensor DOT com>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: The numer 1 compiler, DJGPP or MSVC Here's a good rating comparision
In-Reply-To:	<34185990.3DFA@sensor.com>
Message-ID:	<Pine.SGI.3.93.970912122742.14437A-100000@gibson.eee.upd.edu.ph>
MIME-Version:	1.0

On Thu, 11 Sep 1997, Ron Natalie wrote:

> Vic wrote:
> > 
> > > Besides the Game Quake, professionals don't use free compileres --
> > this is a ridiculous statement. the majority of UNIXes is based on GCC,
> > right? so how can you say professionals don't use free compilers?
> 
> How can you say the majority of UNIXes are based on GCC.  Maybe the
> majority of cheap PC UNIX clones, but the rest usually use a better
> compiler than GCC.

Cheap PC UNIX clones?
Would that be Linux and FreeBSD?

Well, I've used Solaris on Sun SPARC (not x86) and GCC, because there is
NO compiler. GCC is much better than the C compiler which came with SunOS
4.x. And GCC produces faster code than the IRIX 5.3 IDO C compiler (I've
personally used both setups).

I find it offensive for someone to disparage "cheap PC clones." Sure,
Linux  is  cheap. It  also is measurably faster than SCO Unix and Solaris
x86 on the same hardware. Cheap doesn't mean inferior, in this  regard it
actually is superior.

Better compiler, you say.
While I freely admit no experience with Crays or the sort, my experience
with GCC (on IRIX, Solaris, and  SunOS) is that GCC is superior to the
bundled or extra-cost (in the case of IRIX) compiler.

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