Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:40:03 -0500 From: Mikhail Teterin <mi+mx@aldan.algebra.com> To: current@freebsd.org, Kris Kennaway <kris@freebsd.org> Subject: Let's use gcc-4.2, not 4.1 -- OpenMP Message-ID: <200612131440.04076.mi%2Bmx@aldan.algebra.com> In-Reply-To: <20061213192150.CF83D16A417@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20061213192150.CF83D16A417@hub.freebsd.org>
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Kris wrote: > Now that X11BASE errors are more or less under control (we're mostly > waiting on a few lagging maintainers to do their part), I've started > another gcc 4.1 test build so that maintainers can start to work on > that in preparation for the gcc 4.x import into 7.0. I move we skip 4.1 and go directly to gcc-4.2. It has one feature, which, in my opinion, is (going to be) extremely important: OpenMP support. http://www.openmp.org/ http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/gomp/ http://developer.amd.com/article_print.jsp?id=79 http://developer.amd.com/article_print.jsp?id=82 Most of the computers on sale now use multi-core processors and the ability to take advantage of them easily -- with compiler's support -- is rather important. The `-fopenmp' flag is only available in gcc-4.2... -mi
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