Date:	Sat, 3 Jun 2000 06:02:22 +0600 (LKT)
From:	Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
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Subject:	Re: Internal compiler error
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On Sat, 3 Jun 2000, Michael Stewart wrote:

> > Well in the end what really matters is not the portability but how good is
> > the code that the compiler produces for a specific architecture.
> and gcc produces very good code.

But is isn't as good as M$ C IIRC......

> > Could anyone please  tell me how many x86 architecture based exes out of
> > the many that you come across are compiled using GCC...much less than the
> > ones that are compiled using Watcom/borland/M$C and other x86 specific
> > compilers...
> Quake is a fine example of a highly optimised bit of code.

What about DOOM 1 and 2, Descent ,Jagged aliance 1, Warcraft, and the
other countless superb games which are based on the Watcom compiler and
the DOS4GW extender.....?

Grendel

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