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From: | DigitalFx <digitalfx AT sprynet DOT com> |
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: | Wed, 10 Sep 1997 21:14:22 -0400 |
Organization: | Sprynet News Service |
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Message-ID: | <341745EE.600B@sprynet.com> |
References: | <3412BD25 DOT 1F30 AT mho DOT net> <3412DDA8 DOT C428AF45 AT a DOT crl DOT com> <341316EA DOT E14 AT mho DOT net> <34158665 DOT 8731090 AT news DOT concentric DOT net> <34148F08 DOT 7A16 AT pacbell DOT net> <5v5fm1$iku$1 AT vixen DOT cso DOT uiuc DOT edu> <5v76id$rn3 AT mozo DOT cc DOT purdue DOT edu> <5v7du5$38j AT bgtnsc02 DOT worldnet DOT att DOT net> |
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To: | djgpp AT delorie DOT com |
DJ-Gateway: | from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Flavius DOT Vespasianus AT signature DOT below DOT d wrote: > > In article <5v76id$rn3 AT mozo DOT cc DOT purdue DOT edu>, "Chris Lomont" <clomont AT omni DOT cc DOT purdue DOT edu> wrote: > > db <*bowlin*@*uiuc.edu*> wrote in article > ><5v5fm1$iku$1 AT vixen DOT cso DOT uiuc DOT edu>... > >>1.)BC++ 5.02,Symantec C++ and Watcom C++ produce faster and smaller > >>executables than MSVC++ 5.0. > > > >Please post some references for these claims. The results I've heard so far > >put MSVC 5.0 exe's faster and smaller than each of those other compilers. > > This sort of comparison is generally bullshit. When people make claims like > this > > What is being tested? > What compiler switches are being used? > > Generally magazines run bogus compiler tests that compiler developers > to fake out. They use pretty standard programs for compiler benchmarks. The vendor (Borland or Watcom for instance) is contacted for the best commandline setup to use etc.
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