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GCC 3.3 Update for Mac OS X Available

Posted by pudge on from the this-ain't-yo-mama's-gcc dept.

snowtigger writes "The August 2003 GCC updater includes the new GCC 3.3 compiler in addition to other updates that will allow development of G5 optimized code with the December 2002 Mac OS X Developer Tools. This update is available to all ADC members from the Download Software area of the ADC web site (free registration required). It will be interesting to see what Steve Jobs will present in Paris tomorrow; is XCode ready?"

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  1. Panther and/or Powerbooks by MalleusEBHC · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I doubt Apple will release XCode separate from Panther. However, I would not be surprised in the least to hear that Panther is released in but a few short hours. At the very worst, I expect Steve to finally announce a specific date for Panther's release.

    On the other hand, the question of what we will hear (if anything) about the Powerbooks is beyond my ability to prognosticate. On one hand, I think that they *must* finally be coming out. I mean, it's the year of the laptop and we haven't seen anything since January. However, reportedly the holdup has been because of Motorola's inability to produce the 7457 in quantity, in which case you can never be sure how long they will drag their feet.

    1. Re:Panther and/or Powerbooks by TheRaven64 · · Score: 2, Interesting
      I just ordered a 15" powerbook. I asked two questions:
      1. Is it worth waiting for new PowerBooks (i.e. are there going to be new ones released at Paris)?
      2. Is it worth waiting for Panther?
      The answer to the first question was `We never comment on products until they have been anounced. If, hypothetically speaking, new ones were to be announced by Steve in his keynote next week [this was last week] then we would automatically upgrade your order to the new model'.

      The answer to question two was `Don't expect to see Panther before Christmas, or maybe early next year'.

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  2. IBM Compilers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    IBM has also released their own cc compiler's for use with the g5 which are supposed to be faster than gcc. They even give instructions as to how to incorporate into project builder and Xcode if I remember. Anyone tried this?

  3. Re:We'll find out in a couple of hours. by mallie_mcg · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Tis the new Powerbook 15".

    One of my friends just ordered one of these puppies, the manager of the store down here in .AU could give him price, and order it, but was not able to give specs. (WTF?!!?!) So this MUST be the one more thing, its gotta be swoit!

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  4. Meaning of new options? by Brad+Lucier · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Anyone know what these options mean? They are mentioned as being turned on by the new -fast option, but they seem to be Apple-specific and don't appear in the documentation file://Developer/Documentation/DeveloperTools/gcc- 3.3/gcc/index.html

    -frelax-aliasing
    -fgcse-mem-alias
    -floop-transpose
    -floop-to-memset
    -fload-after-store
    -fgcse-loop-depth
    -fdisable-typechecking-for-spec

    That last one sounds like a good one ;-), but I'm wondering if it can screw up my programs that might rely on stricter semantics, so I'd like to know what it does.

  5. Re:CHUD by Wesley+Felter · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Heh, CHUD will let you do anything except overclock your iBook.