Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 19:54:57 +0100 From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net>, "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com>, The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: gcc Message-ID: <19990305195457.B39438@titan.klemm.gtn.com> In-Reply-To: <199903051821.KAA49076@apollo.backplane.com>; from Matthew Dillon on Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 10:21:08AM -0800 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9902281706480.339-100000@picnic.mat.net> <31170.920242197@zippy.cdrom.com> <19990305183359.A37263@titan.klemm.gtn.com> <199903051821.KAA49076@apollo.backplane.com>
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On Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 10:21:08AM -0800, Matthew Dillon wrote: > I like idea of being able to choose between two different compilers > on the fly -- as in with a kernel config option or a make.conf option. > > I don't think we can 'replace' gcc in 4.x. It will screw up too many > people trying to track down bugs, including me. And what about including it as an alternative system compiler ? base: cc gcc g++ c++ egcs: ecc egcc eg++ ec++ Would that be possible ? Like awk and nawk in the past ?! ;-) That would bering an option to people, who want to have it in the base OS ... Andreas /// -- Andreas Klemm http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/~andreas What gives you 90% more speed, for example, in kernel compilation ? http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/~fsmp/SMP/akgraph-a/graph1.html "NT = Not Today" (Maggie Biggs) ``powered by FreeBSD SMP'' To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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