Dotan Cohen wrote: > If gcc is so bad, can one use a different compiler on, say, an FC6 > box? I'm not computer expert, but I'd like the programs that I do > compile to at least run as best they could. Let me start by asking you something. How many programs do you know that are genuinely slowed down by algorithmic processing? How many programs do you us, everyday, that are not predominantly slowed down by OS calls, IPC or just plain inefficient algorithm?
A better optimizing compiler only really helps those programs. Everything else is due to the programmer's fault, and a compiler cannot be expected to do anything about it. So, the Intel compiler is supposed to do a better job at machine specific optimizations. I don't think anyone managed to report any significant differences in everyday programs, however. > Dotan Cohen Shachar -- Shachar Shemesh Lingnu Open Source Consulting ltd. Have you backed up today's work? http://www.lingnu.com/backup.html ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
