Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 18 Jul 1999 20:31:50 +0100 | From | Steve Dodd <> | Subject | Re: what libc+compiler is in use for development? |
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On Sun, Jul 18, 1999 at 01:15:49PM -0400, Horst von Brand wrote:
> > Specifically, there's a nasty warning for IDEDMA_NEW_DRIVE_LISTINGS in > > Configure.help about using egcs; I haven't risked it :) > > This option is prominently marked EXPERIMENTAL, and no data except that > "some egcs versions miscompile this" are given... not very useful as a bug > report for the compiler, in my book.
I know.. Though I have a feeling that Andre may have mentioned details on the list, I'm not sure.
> gcc-2.95 is around the corner, its prereleases generate _much_ better code > than gcc-2.7.2.
I was under the impression that Linus has disputed the code generation thing, but compilers are certainly not my domain so I won't comment. It'll just be nice to have a working C compiler and a working C++ compiler in the same package..
-- Mommy, where were you when Demon sold out its customers to cover its ass?
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