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Comparing Linux C and C++ Compilers

Posted by michael on from the consumer-reports dept.

ChaoticCoyote writes "I've posted a comparison of recent GCC versions (3.3, 3.4, and the coming 4.0) with Intel C++ 8.1, including several benchmarks and "state-of-the-product" reviews. The new article replaces an older piece I published in late 2002. This new comparison marks what I hope will be an ongoing series that tracks the quality of Linux compilers."

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  1. Not a lot of selection for Linux compilers, eh? by doomdog · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The title of the piece is "Linux C and C++ Compilers", yet the only ones benchmarked are GCC (various versions) and Intel's 8.1 ICC. Aren't there any others out there???

    You know, it seems there were far more compilers available for DOS and OS/2 than are available for Linux. To me, this says that Open Source removes software choices from the consumer in the long run, which means that open source is not a good thing for the general software-consuming public. The ones that benefit from open source are those who don't want to pay for software...

    Future generations will look back on open source, curse us and wonder how we could have been so naive and self-centered as to actually promote it...

  2. Re:gcc! by LiENUS · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    troll much? http://icecream.sourceforge.net/ that the icecream your talking about? looks like a shoutcast client