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GCC 3.0.4 is Out

Posted by michael on from the which-gcc dept.

Isle writes: "GCC 3.0.4 has finally been released. As those who has tried the prereleases will know this version finally compiles a working version of aRts and thus compiles the entire KDE-suite. With the Linux kernel compiling already with the 3.0.3 version, gcc 3.0 now compiles all major projects I know of. Is it finally time to dump that good old 2.95?"

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  1. C++ too slow by Tersevs · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It is even slower at compiling C++ than the old one.
    When will they implement precompiled headers.
    Oh why, why. why havnt they done it already!
    Or should i just give up Qt and move to GTK+?

  2. Re:C++ too slow, really! by Tersevs · · Score: 2, Interesting

    GTK+ can be used in C that doesnt have support for templates.

    I still believe that there is a limit of what compilation speed it acceptable. Have you compared different compilers? Yes, running speed is important too, but not at any price.

    I find myself developing the software under Visual Studio and make sure that the program compiles and works there before moving to Linux and compiling the code. Id prefer to develop the stuff under Linux completly, but the time between typing make and having a binary just takes too darn long.
    Sure i can have a cup of coffee during the compilations, but that sums upp to an awful lot of coffee...

    By the way:
    NUMBER_OF_USERS * BINARY_RUNNING_TIME_GAIN - NUMBER_OF_DEVELOPERS * NUMBER_OF_COMPILES * COMPILATION_SPEED_GAIN = A_NUMBER_THAT_I_DONT_CARE_ABOUT_IF_IT_IS_POSITIVE_ OR_NOT

  3. Does anyone know by sinserve · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How much of ISO C++ is supported by the GCC compiler?
    Not just the intel backen, but all the other popular ones (Sparc, PPC, etc.)

    The only document I saw, is the BOOST library compile logs [note, boost.org is down at the moment, try a google cache.]

    I know GCC beats the pants out of VisualC++ interms
    of standard compliance, but how much better is it?

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    1. Re:Does anyone know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting
      I'd like to know whether the Loki library compiles. Ie., can you do all the fancy tricks Andrei Alexandrescu described in Modern C++ design (policy-based programming, etc)?

      VC++ 6 choked in Chapter 1 of that book. MS claims the new version will compile it, though.