From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 21 09:50:31 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66E64106564A for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:50:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller23@insightbb.com) Received: from mail.insightbb.com (smtp1.insight.synacor.com [208.47.185.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AD3B8FC1C for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:50:30 +0000 (UTC) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=86GbDLi7NS7TegNzg0A2mmhQWIv0QOIIryOgdPqEZ2g= c=1 sm=0 a=_6eTnbXZ1w0A:10 a=jLN7EqiLvroA:10 a=hSDTz-f-XGRyIXv4bFcA:9 a=Q/oqmR4JO1zR3vNQamCQeQ==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com smtp.mail=mueller23@insightbb.com; spf=softfail; sender-id=softfail Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com header.from=mueller23@insightbb.com; sender-id=softfail Received-SPF: softfail (smtp02.insight.synacor.com: transitional domain insightbb.com does not designate 74.134.26.53 as permitted sender) Received: from [74.134.26.53] ([74.134.26.53:50549] helo=localhost) by mail.insightbb.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.40 r(29895/29896)) with ESMTP id 26/30-12873-06EE2EF4; Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:50:24 -0400 Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:50:24 -0400 Message-ID: <26.30.12873.06EE2EF4@smtp02.insight.synacor.com> From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Wojciech Puchar Subject: Re: CLANG vs GCC tests of fortran/f2c program X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:50:31 -0000 Snippet from Wojciech Puchar : > I successfully predicted the fall of linux (in quality point of view) > years ago, then netbsd - after this and my prediction were good. > Now i predict FreeBSD will fall within 2015 time frame. > What i mean fall - that it would be better to use older version as long as > possible because newer are worse. > For now > - FreeBSD 6 was an improvement > - FreeBSD 7 was an improvement, except first releases but that's normal > - FreeBSD 8 was a big improvement in performance and quality. > FreeBSD 9 as for now: > - have similar performance at most > - have some improvement and important functionality like TRIM support. > - have some useful functionality like softdep journalling, but risky. > Still - forcing full check reveals some inconsistencies now and then. > FreeBSD 10 will unlikely be better, but for sure slower unless you will > force gcc build that MAYBE will work. possibly not. My experience with NetBSD suggests you may be right there, but Linux? I'll have to build a new Linux installation and see for myself! I'm still inclined to say FreeBSD 9.0 is an improvement over 8.2; I never got to 8.3. Tom