Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen at simple.dallas.tx.us> wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Nov 2008, Joerg Schilling wrote:
> >> There should be no doubt whatsoever that Sun's compiler produces
> >> better code for SPARC. When comparing GCC with the Sun compiler it is
> >
> > Sun's compiler also does create better code for x86 in nearly all cases.
>
> I shall run a gruelling test to prove/disprove your hypothesis while I
> am off voting for the leader of our great American nation. We shall
> see if your hypothesis is correct.
Be careful when testing. Use clean C code. If you use code that knows too much
of GCC, this is in many cases no longer C, even though Sun Studio may accept it.
I did my tests with clean C and in this case Sun Studio did clearly win.
J?rg
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