------- Comment #6 from jvdelisle at gcc dot gnu dot org 2009-07-06 19:45 ------- 2 cents. Memory is cheap, very cheap. When you can buy a x86-64 based laptop with 3 gig for under 500 dollars, it does not matter that much.
Now, if you are doing embedded systems, that may be a different tune and a small model may be the ticket. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34764
