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on from the better-but-more-expensive dept.
deadfx writes "Linux Journal is carrying an article authored by members of the Intel Compiler Lab examining specific optimizations employed by the compiler that allowed it to beat the gcc compiler on several benchmarks."
From what very little I understand, gcc has years of infrastructure focused on multiple machine instruction sets.
I'm pleasantly surprised gcc can do as well as it does considering that it can be built and run on some very unusual and dated pieces of hardware (although, from the recent release notes, it looks like some of the most obscure ones are slipping into oblivion.)
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From what very little I understand, gcc has years of infrastructure focused on multiple machine instruction sets.
I'm pleasantly surprised gcc can do as well as it does considering that it can be built and run on some very unusual and dated pieces of hardware (although, from the recent release notes, it looks like some of the most obscure ones are slipping into oblivion.)
"Provided by the management for your protection."