Albert Lee wrote: > On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:53:14 +0000, Brian Ruthven - Sun UK > <Brian.Ruthven at Sun.COM> wrote: > >> Albert Lee wrote: >> >>> Compiler performance >>> similarly leaves much to be desired, but I've been using my netbook for >>> development lately regardless, as it's the most convenient system with >>> the >>> proper toolchain. >>> >>> >> Can you elaborate on this? e.g. Is the problem a cpu bottleneck, or an >> I/O bottleneck? Is this a fundamental design problem with the compilers? >> > > >> Which version of the compiler are you using (including any patches / >> updates which have been applied)? >> >> Regards, >> Brian >> > > Just to clarify, I was referring to the time spent running the compiler > rather than any performance characteristics of the output (although there > are probably scheduling optimisations for in-order execution that I could > apply). > > I am using Sun Studio 12u1 installed via > "pkg://opensolaris.org/sunstudio12u1 at 12.1,5.11-0.111:20090617T225413Z" and > C++ code with heavy use of stlport templates can take more than a minute > per compilation unit. There is definitely a CPU bottleneck, but probably > does not reflect on a design problem in the compiler. > > -Albert >
Hi Albert. Thanks for replying and clarifying that. I wanted to make sure there wasn't some fundamental brokenness within the compiler which should be captured, measured and logged as a bug. Regards, Brian -- Brian Ruthven Solaris Revenue Product Engineering Sun Microsystems UK Sparc House, Guillemont Park, Camberley, GU17 9QG
