FWIW, I use pgcc (which is egcs with some patching). I'm kinda new to it,
having only used 1.01 and 1.02, but I've been fairly pleased with it. I'm
using pgcc-compiled kernels and Xfree. Besides a few problems with the
leading-edge developmental kernels (which is to be expected), I've had no
problems.
pete
]
] > On Sun, 29 Mar 1998, Marco Iannacone wrote:
] >
] >
] > I'm surprised it runs at all. pgcc simply doesn't work very well. It
] > introduces lots of subtle bugs into complex programs. I would never
] > compile the kernel or an X server with it. egcs is much better.
]
] I never tried that... I was just asking 'cause I read on their site
] that their distribution is already available, completely optimized
] with pgcc and there to be downloaded....
]
] > In
] > addition, not everyone has a Pentium.
]
] This is true! but also not everyone has a SPARC but this is not a
] reason for not having a SPARC or an Alpha distribution...
]
] > pgcc will produce a slowdown on
] > AMD, Cyrix, 486, and Pentium pro/II at least equal to the Pentium
] > speedups.
] >
]
] As I said, I never tried it, but from what they say the performance
] are better also on those CPU (see stampede.org for more details)
]
] regards,
]
] Marco
]
]
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