Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:44:53 -0800 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Cc: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Let's use gcc-4.2, not 4.1 -- OpenMP Message-ID: <20061215044453.GB9381@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <200612151450.39260.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> References: <20061213192150.CF83D16A417@hub.freebsd.org> <20061214183026.GA1532@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <4581A3E3.9060807@samsco.org> <200612151450.39260.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
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On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 02:50:30PM +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > On Friday 15 December 2006 05:50, Scott Long wrote: > > Yes, the industry moves fast, but that's no reason to fool ourselves > > into thinking that the FSF will support GCC 4.2 a day after they release > > 4.3 and start working on 4.4. Your point above about the lifespan of > > FreeBSD 7.x is a valid one, and I agree that it should be a > > consideration. Vendor support is a myth and should not be a > > consideration. > > Not to mention it is *trivial* to install a compiler using ports or packages. > > If you are serious about high performance computing installing a new compiler > is about the lowest barrier you'll find. > Actually, 4.1.x will produce much worse code than 3.4.6. You can search the gcc mail listings for extensive comparison by Clinton Whaley (the author of math/atlas) for details. -- Steve
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