Richard L. Hamilton wrote: >>>> Are you actually improving GCC performance on >> Solaris by modifying GCC? >>> Yes, by hooking up the GCC frontends with the >> Studio Sparc backends. >>> The plain GCC backend will be available under flag >> control. > [...] > > I've heard claims of Studio outperforming GCC on x86, as well. Has something > similar been considered or tested for x86 (give or take that the default > might remain with the gcc backend there, given that they're much more nearly > competitive - who is in the lead may vary with any update to either)?
We are actually running some tests in this area. Stay tuned. Thanks, George
