From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 17 19:25:08 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4951B16A421 for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:25:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E255213C457 for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:25:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (obsolete.xs4all.nl [82.95.250.254]) by smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l8HJD7mQ041153; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:13:07 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l8HJD6f9013479; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:13:06 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.6/Submit) id l8HJD6sN013478; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:13:06 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:13:06 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Hartmut Brandt Message-ID: <20070917191306.GA13449@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <46EAA12D.4090207@ludd.ltu.se> <46EEC9AB.2010805@dlr.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <46EEC9AB.2010805@dlr.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:51:09 +0000 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Anders Magnusson Subject: Re: Compiling with another compiler than gcc. X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:25:08 -0000 On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 08:38:35PM +0200, Hartmut Brandt wrote.. > Anders Magnusson wrote: > >It is not yet bug-free, but it can compile the i386 userspace. The big > >benefit of it > >(apart from that it's BSD licensed, for license geeks :-) is that it is > >fast, 5-10 times > >faster than gcc, while still producing reasonable code. The only > > When reading the name pcc my first thought was: isn't that the compiler > that was distributed on later Unix V7 tapes? And yes, the web-page says > it is based on that one. I'm quite sure that the original code had no > BSD copyright, so I wonder how it obtained one? For the rewritten code > there is no question, but what for the remaining original code? Has it > been relicensed by the original author? > > It's interesting that the compiler is so much faster than gcc. I > remember that it was around 3-5 times slower than the dmr compiler under > V7. This tells a lot about gcc's speed :-( Wanna try if that is still the case? I can drag the uPDP 11/73 from my basement. 2BSD on it and all that. 8-) -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org