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DateFri, 22 Feb 2002 22:50:32 -0700
FromRichard Gooch <>
SubjectRe: gcc-2.95.3 vs gcc-3.0.4
Andrew Morton writes:
> 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?

I'm less concerned about compilation speed than the fact that gcc
2.95.3 generates buggy code. User-space code that used to work with
gcc 2.7.2 and egcs 1.1.2 now doesn't. Blech.

				Regards,

					Richard....
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