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#1 2008-09-28 17:02:11
- Falcata
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Building GCC?
Has anyone here ever tried compiling a processor-specific build of GCC? If so, does it perform any better and is it worth it?
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#2 2008-09-28 17:29:05
- moljac024
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Re: Building GCC?
Has anyone here ever tried compiling a processor-specific build of GCC? If so, does it perform any better and is it worth it?
Compiling a compiler. Oh yeah baby.
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#3 2008-09-28 17:45:36
- voteforpedro36
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Re: Building GCC?
Falcata wrote:Has anyone here ever tried compiling a processor-specific build of GCC? If so, does it perform any better and is it worth it?
Compiling a compiler. Oh yeah baby.
Lol, talk about a nerdgasm.
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#4 2008-09-28 21:09:07
- ezzetabi
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Re: Building GCC?
Did you ever seen the gcc bootstrap? It is pretty interesting, (by memory) it goes like that:
System's gcc compiles gcc.
Compilated gcc compiles gcc.
The second gcc compiles gcc.
If the last two copies are identical all is fine and one is installed.
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#5 2008-09-28 21:16:11
- skottish
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Re: Building GCC?
Did you ever seen the gcc bootstrap? It is pretty interesting, (by memory) it goes like that:
System's gcc compiles gcc.
Compilated gcc compiles gcc.
The second gcc compiles gcc.
If the last two copies are identical all is fine and one is installed.
Java does stuff like that too. For a while, Iced Tea (OpenJdk) required the "release" version right before it to compile, which in turn required the one right before that, etc.
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#6 2008-09-28 23:49:54
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Re: Building GCC?
Has anyone here ever tried compiling a processor-specific build of GCC? If so, does it perform any better and is it worth it?
Yes, maybe and probably not (or maybe if you are compiling a lot of things...).
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#7 2008-09-29 02:45:42
- Falcata
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Re: Building GCC?
Okay, thanks Allan.
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