On 2012-04-30 16:36, Volker Braun wrote:
> Given that compiler optimizations are likely to use new additions to the
> ISA, I propose that our strategy for deciding whether or not to build
> gcc should be:
> 
> 1) use OS provided gcc if it works fine (of course)
> 
> 2) build our own gcc on OSX (very popular and hopelessly broken, but at
> least we know the binutils version)
> 
> 3) build with reduced optimization if the OS gcc is broken but works
> with less optimization (say, -O2 -march=generic)
> 
> 4) build our own gcc if the OS gcc is hopelessly broken
Nice idea, but how are you going to distinguish between the various cases?

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