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From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>
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Subject: Re: rebuilding with newer compiler 
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> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 17:05:05 +0200
> From: Piero <piero@poprostu.pl>
> Sender: owner-freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org
> 
> HI,
> 
> I was wondering. I know STABLE is stack with gcc 2.9.5 when it comes to
> the base system. But what about installing gcc3.2 on it and rebuilding
> Gnome (or other ports)? Can it give me any benefits (speed etc.) or
> rather problems to solve? I know that c++ code compiled with 3.2 is
> incompatible to 2.9.5 compiled binaries. Thanks,

The 3.2 compiler is MUCH slower than the 2.95 code. It MAY be less
buggy, although that is not clear. (It does, at least, have different
bugs.) The output appears to be a bit faster, but not monumentally
so.

The only reason for rushing to V3 is compatibility with standards,
especially in the C++ area. I don't see Gnome really benefiting all
that much, but you can always give it a shot and see what your results
might be.
-- 
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
E-mail: oberman@es.net			Phone: +1 510 486-8634