lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2002]   [Feb]   [23]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [more markup]  [less markup]  [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
DateFri, 22 Feb 2002 21:22:18 -0800
FromAndrew Morton <>
SubjectRe: gcc-2.95.3 vs gcc-3.0.4
Larry McVoy wrote:
> 
> Try 2.72, it's almost twice as fast as 2.95 for builds.  For BK, at least,
> we don't see any benefit from the slower compiler, the code runs the same
> either way.
> 

Amen.

I want 2.7.2.3 back, but it was the name:value struct initialiser
bug which killed that off.  2.91.66 isn't much slower than 2.7.x,
and it's what I use.

"almost twice as fast"?  That means that 2.7.2 vs 3.x is getting
up to a 3x difference.  Does anyone know why?

[ Of course, if you can wink-in the object file from someone else,
  it's not a problem.  (tum, tee tum...) ]

-
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 12:24    [from the cache]
©2003-2008