Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 22:19:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: ProtoColD <protocold AT ns DOT nogimmicks DOT com>
To: pgcc AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: PGCC and EGCS question
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From what I have read....-O6 does not necessarily generate code that run
faster....there is some tradeoff between different optimization.

ProtoColD

On Sun, 13 Jun 1999, Daniel Robbins wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 13, 1999 at 11:04:22PM +0200, Marc Lehmann wrote:
> > 
> > 1.1.1 should, 1.1.3 does not (at least not for all people). The snapshot
> > should.
> > 
> > The egcs version does not have these high optimization levels, so the
> > answer is, strictly speaking, no in that case as well ;)
> > 
> > If you use -O2, however, both egcs and pgcc should be able to recompile
> > themselves.
> 
> 
> Well, what's the point of -O2?  That's no fun.  Maybe I can get the snapshot
> going for the time being.  From a stability point of view, am I losing anything
> by going with the current snapshot (compared to 1.1.3)?  Which one would you
> choose to base a distribution around -- the current snapshot or 1.1.1?
> 
> Thanks for the feedback,
> 
> -- 
> Daniel Robbins
> Chief Architect
> Enoch GNU/Linux
> drobbins AT swcp DOT com 
>