Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:10:24 -0400 From: Michael Butler <imb@protected-networks.net> To: Christer Solskogen <christer.solskogen@gmail.com> Cc: toolchain@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Clang as default compiler November 4th Message-ID: <504F4650.9090700@protected-networks.net> In-Reply-To: <CAMVU60ZVmCaYr=MyLsnz9tqD9O5m9Y8bgYiqtqvUXcYcXj-RmQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <20120910211207.GC64920@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <20120911104518.GF37286@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <20120911120649.GA52235@freebsd.org> <20120911122122.GJ37286@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <20120911123833.GA54483@freebsd.org> <848C813E-E6EC-4FAF-9374-B5583A077404@cederstrand.dk> <20120911133215.GB87126@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <CAMVU60ZVmCaYr=MyLsnz9tqD9O5m9Y8bgYiqtqvUXcYcXj-RmQ@mail.gmail.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/11/12 09:44, Christer Solskogen wrote: > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Steve Kargl > <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote: >> Interest twist of history. GCC is not abandonware. > > Correct, but GCC 4.2.1 is. > While this may be true, I'm not inclined to move any of my gear to a platform which is built on a tool-chain which is described in terms such as .. "In particular, clang/LLVM presently fails to produce correct code for some operations, and is not performance competitive with gcc for any." - From the link (http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/errata.html#WhatComp) that Steve Kargl referenced (dated July 2012). While I appreciate the desire and need to move away from a legally encumbering environment, stability and maturity are both critical considerations. This is not to say that GCC 4.2.1 is either bug-free or sufficiently featureful as more modern versions but its idiosyncrasies are better known and understood, imb -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlBPRlAACgkQQv9rrgRC1JLRUACeOGb8PryPla1yyhLeWzuVT4jM +JEAoIbn1IEed5oXR5+e9SCIfmfQ4V5R =ahHY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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