On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 11:10 +0100, mosfet wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to know if some people have already tried the llvm compiler that > may be the next open source compiler. > Do you know if we can compile arm platform ? > I am asking because from what I read, tllvm would have a clean architecture > and would be easier to work on it. >
Hi Mosfet, the llvm project sounds really interesting. The current status (specially for ARM) seems to be in its infancy. http://llvm.org/releases/2.4/docs/ReleaseNotes.html The gcc compiler environment is much more mature and know to produce stable, fast and good code. As with compilers is the case, there will always be room for improvement. Getting the last 20% improvement usually needs a shift in paradigm so I have no doubt that llvm will enable better results in the future. Until llvm has proper ARM support and is well tested over a wide range of applications it is wise to stick with gcc. Specially since that will help to distinguish between errors made in the cegcc specific code or in the gcc compiler in general. Llvm would make that task much harder. Just my 2 cents.. Jan Rinze. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Cegcc-devel mailing list Cegcc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/cegcc-devel
