Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 4 Nov 2004 13:55:43 -0800 (PST) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: support of older compilers |
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On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Adam Heath wrote: > > > > First off, for some people that is literally where _most_ of the CPU > > cycles go. > > So find a fast machine. As I have already said, you don't need to compile a > kernel for a slow machine/arch *on* a slow machine/arch.
I _have_ a fast machine. Others don't. And quite frankly, even I tend to prioritize things like "nice and quiet" over absolute speed.
> I don't doubt these are issues. That's not what I am discussing.
Sure it is. You're complaining that developers use old versions of gcc. They do so for a reason. Old versions of gcc are sometimes better. They are better in many ways.
Your "use new versions of gcc even if it is slower" argument doesn't make any _sense_. If the new versions aren't any better, why would you want to use them?
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