From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 12 16:26:05 2009 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 762511065673 for ; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:26:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.org) Received: from dragon.nuxi.org (trang.nuxi.org [74.95.12.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57C7A8FC13 for ; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:26:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.org) Received: from dragon.nuxi.org (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.nuxi.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n0CGQ4SQ078283; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:26:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.nuxi.org) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.nuxi.org (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id n0CGQ4Q6078282; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:26:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:26:04 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" To: "Svein Skogen (List Mail Account)" Message-ID: <20090112162604.GA77988@dragon.NUXI.org> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, "Svein Skogen (List Mail Account)" References: <49668763.8020705@mail.zedat.fu-berlin.de> <49671748.3030709@gmx.de> <4967259C.9090408@stillbilde.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4967259C.9090408@stillbilde.net> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gcc 4.3: when will it become standard compiler? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:26:06 -0000 On Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 11:23:24AM +0100, Svein Skogen (List Mail Account) wrote: > Christoph Mallon wrote: > > O. Hartmann schrieb: > >> When will gcc 4.3 incorporated in FreeBSD 8 and become the standard > >> compiler suite? We figured out that gcc 4.3 does have a speed gain in > >> some numerical code of 3 - 8 % and I guess we can use this in the basic > >> OS as well ... > > > > Number crunching has a totally different execution profile than basic > > operating system services. Gains in one area cannot simply be > > transferred to the other. > > Would it be possible, as a "workaround" to have "system-CC" and > "ports-CC" defined in make.conf, making one CC the compiler for /usr/src > and another for ports, or would this just create debugging nightmares? Why do you think you don't have this today? Install /usr/ports/lang/gcc/gcc43. It lives nicely beside the base compiler. Anytime you want to use it - set 'CC' to 'gcc43'. I guess you're asking for some auto choosing of which compiler to use? -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)