From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 11 14:10:34 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3B3E1065715; Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:10:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imb@protected-networks.net) Received: from sarah.protected-networks.net (sarah.protected-networks.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f07:4e1::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 708728FC08; Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:10:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from toshi.auburn.protected-networks.net (toshi.auburn.protected-networks.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f07:4e1::4]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "Iain Butler", Issuer "RSA Class 2 Personal CA v2" (verified OK)) (Authenticated sender: imb@protected-networks.net) by sarah.protected-networks.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 951D9612E; Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:10:26 -0400 (EDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=200509; d=protected-networks.net; c=nofws; q=dns; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject: references:in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:openpgp:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=anncXciuKpB4ev8EpsXxo5U8MWtJMpzsS7A6c9vIz+srD04yw4MDqRaI/bPPy4ZgE DzxCwKbgTlhNPfqhq88VyCuDJ/uUBwLgj6kWxUobZqXsKQoghdtFHf2gsw40UsB Message-ID: <504F4650.9090700@protected-networks.net> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:10:24 -0400 From: Michael Butler User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD i386; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120910 Thunderbird/15.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Christer Solskogen 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> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.4.3 OpenPGP: id=0442D492 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: toolchain@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Clang as default compiler November 4th 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: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:10:34 -0000 -----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 > 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-----