Hi Francisco,
> That's not correct. GCC is Free Software, VC++ 2003 compiler, although a
> free-of-charge download, is propritary software (you don't have access
> to the source and can't create derivative works under any circumstance).
My comparison of GCC and MSVC was in terms of usage and co
Hey,
> > It is only the actual IDE that is commercial, with the Express
> > Editions estimated to cost $49 per copy (although the betas are free,
> > as Devanum pointed out).
>
> Right - but still - we can't force people to go buy Express.
>
Just to clear up any confusion, the VC++ 2003 comma
Hi,
I'd like to help out with supporting the MSVC compiler on Windows.
I'm tied up with work this week, but can take a look at the task from
next Monday.
Geir, regarding your concerns about MSVC's commercial nature being a
barrier to entry, I am sure that wouldn't be a problem, as the MSVC
opti
Hi Enrico,
Here are the results for the Intel Compiler. I ran it on the same
machine as the previous tests, so the HW and the SW platforms are the
same.
Intel C++ Compiler 9.0
No Optimizations 3.3740
/fast [for speed]0.
As be
Hi Enrico,
I have access to the intel compiler (v9 I believe). It's installed on
a different machine though. I'll try to run the test code on it and
post the results tomorrow. However, I wouldn't expect anything other
than the 0 second results we have been getting with MSVC.
Regards,
Tanuj
On 10/1
Hi Enrico,
For what it's worth, here is the data you wanted :)
OS: Windows XP Prof. with SP2
Processor: Intel P4 3 GHz with HT
RAM: 512 MB, ~155 MB free
Tested against the code supplied in your earlier mail.
Compilers Tested: 1. MingW with GCC 3.4.2
Hi,
I can confirm Jerome's results. I tried out the test with 3
different optimization options (Optimize for size, for speed, and
'maximum optimizations') for the MSVC 7.1 (2003) compiler. In all the
cases, the running time was 0 seconds. When I compiled and ran the
code with no optimizations, I
Hi Enrico,
Could you provide a link to the code you used to perform these
tests? i'd like to replicate the results for MSVC6, and then compare
it with MSVC 7.1 and 8 (VS 2003 and VS 2005 Beta respectively). MSVC6
is a very old compiler (1997/98), and since the C++ compiler for MSVC
2003 (7.1) is
