Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 18:40:30 +0200 (MET DST) From: Peter Mutsaers <plm@simplex.nl> To: nate@sri.MT.net Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: internal compiler error Message-ID: <199605171640.SAA04402@plm.simplex.nl> In-Reply-To: <199605170431.WAA25807@rocky.sri.MT.net> (message from Nate Williams on Thu, 16 May 1996 22:31:29 -0600)
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>> On Thu, 16 May 1996 22:31:29 -0600 you wrote: >> >> causes an internal compiler error running gcc 2.7.2 on FreeBSD 2.2-stable. >> NW> Hmm, it works fine under -stable with 2.6.3. >> NW> #cheap shot on# NW> This is one of the reasons why we stick w/older versions of GCC. :) NW> #cheap shot off# >> >> But the newer versions are quite a bit faster. NW> Huh? I don't think so, as a matter of fact in same cases they are NW> slower, due to more memory use required for those with smaller memory NW> systems. I didn't mean running the compiler is faster, but the result is faster. I think I saw some comparisons between 2.6.3 and 2.7.2 a while back. Correct me if I'm wrong. NW> And, you certainly can't mean that the optimized code is faster, NW> because in some cases although it's faster it's wrong (ie; NW> buggy). 2.7.0 and 2.7.1 had bugs (lots, especially in the c++ part). 2.7.2 had some bugs when using -O2 or higher. There are intermediate releases, like 2.7.2.9 (of which also a pentium optimized version is available for FreeBSD) that has a lot of the known bugs fixed. All bugs I knew were fixed. But maybe it is better to wait for 2.8.0 which is told to appear quite soon. 2.7.2 has better support for templates and exceptions in c++. I can of course put both 2.6.3 and 2.7.2 on my system. I have done that now; but it is a pity of the wasted disk space of course. Regards, -- ______________________________________________________________________ Peter Mutsaers | Abcoude (Utrecht), | "Quod licet bovis, plm@simplex.nl | the Netherlands | non licet Jovi."
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