From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 27 19:26:28 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B89CB16A4CE for ; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 19:26:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mxsf13.cluster1.charter.net (mxsf13.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.213]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C7D043D2F for ; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 19:26:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from c0ldbyte@myrealbox.com) Received: from mxip14.cluster1.charter.net (mxip14a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.144])j2RJQRZf013213 for ; Sun, 27 Mar 2005 14:26:27 -0500 Received: from 24.247.253.134.gha.mi.chartermi.net (HELO eleanor.us1.wmi.uvac.net) (24.247.253.134) by mxip14.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 27 Mar 2005 14:26:23 -0500 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.91,127,1110171600"; d="scan'208"; a="101979072:sNHT4618058464" Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 14:26:21 -0500 (EST) From: c0ldbyte To: gerarra@tin.it In-Reply-To: <420008450006DC4F@ims3a.cp.tin.it> Message-ID: <20050327142324.D15693@eleanor.us1.wmi.uvac.net> References: <420008450006DC4F@ims3a.cp.tin.it> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5-STABLE kernel build with icc broken X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 19:26:28 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 gerarra@tin.it wrote: >> >> Without intending to start any compiler holy wars, what benefits does >> ICC provide over GCC for the end user? >> > > ICC would provide better low level code (remind: Intel C Compiler. It would > mean better performance). > > rookie > If any, still produces not all that much of a difference of code between the newer gcc34 and as much performance differance as your going to get isnt going to even be noticeable in the long run. Your just setting your self up for failure with something that isnt really going to give you the desired effects. - -- Best regards, --c0ldbyte -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) Comment: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xF7DF979F iD8DBQFCRwjgsmFQuvffl58RAoqKAJ44D4TFVVaHgK2bP7rrKV0cLHBGlQCeJauB ajI0mxvPps7e/l9dU14DMMU= =73/q -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----