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Intel's New Compiler Boosts Transmeta's Crusoe

Posted by timothy on from the take-that-archenemy dept.

Bram Stolk writes: "Intel recently released its new C++ compiler for linux. I've been testing it on my TM5600 Crusoe. Ironically, it turns out that Transmeta's arch nemesis, Intel, provides the tools to really unlock Crusoe's full potential on linux." It doesn't support all of gcc's extensions, so Intel's compiler can't compile the Linux kernel yet, but choice is nice.

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  1. screw the kernel, recompile the system libraries! by brer_rabbit · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wonder if Intel's compiler is binary compatible with gcc. While it's probably against the licensing to redistribute the compiler's math or C library, I wonder if you could compile the gnu math/C library with icc and produce a shared object? An optimized math or other system library would give some decent improvement in performance.

  2. Re:Without the kernel, what good is it? by Sentry21 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So, again, until you can actually compile the kernel, it's a fascinating breakthrough, but one with little utility to the real world.

    So what you're saying is that the only really useful use of a compiler is to compile the Linux kernel?

    That's quite possibly the silliest thing I've heard someone say. Try:

    Son: "Look ma, I got the fastest engine in the world for my car! Now I can drive faster than anyone else!"

    Ma: "Um, sonny, it can't play MIDI files or make julean fries, so it's totally useless."

    Totally wrong. There are thousands of pieces of software out there. The Linux kernel is merely one.

    --Dan