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Genetic Algorithms and Compiler Optimizations

Posted by michael on from the when-it-absolutely-positively-has-to-run-overnight dept.

mfago writes "Scott Robert Ladd has written an enlightening article and accompanying software package that utilizes genetic algorithms to optimize the optimization flags fed to a compiler. Those who have tried to squeeze the last drop of performance from a code know that it can be very difficult to determine the set of optimization flags beyond -O3 (with gcc for example) that yields the best performance. Lots of background links included in the article."

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  1. Gentoo by nmg · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How long before Gentoo incorporates this?

  2. Re:Get thee to a dentist, foole by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you pommie poncey bastard.

  3. Go see a doctor to get the Kangaroo removed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fuck you and you convict-populated excuse of a nazi-war-criminal hiding county of reactionary white-power shit fuckers. I'm not English, by the way.

  4. but, but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i use perl!

  5. Gentoo... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Gentoomen, start your compilers.

  6. QUIT WHINING AND HOLD STILL, YOU SHIFTY BASTARD. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Quit whining and hold still, you shifty bastard.

    It'll all be over in a minute. For you anyway.

  7. Speaking of compilers... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I want to know why my tiny Hello World shows up at 45KB and when I run strings against it it's full of shit about "copyright Red Hat" "GCC version blah blah blah" "GCC copyright communist Stallman" and much much more. Hello World should be about 20 bytes.

  8. St Anger Sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    St Anger Sucks

  9. M$ ADS ON /. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I saw a FrontPage 2003 AD on /. AGAIN! Join the Jihad