Ron Farrer wrote: > > > Compiling: My understanding is that the compiler released by Digital > > for use with Linux does a much better job of compiling than the standard > > GCC compiler - resulting in much faster code. Are the binaries compiled > > for the Debian Alpha distribution made using the Digital compiler, or GCC? > > CCC (Compaq C Compiler) does do a better job at most things vs > GCC. Packages are made using GCC. CCC is non-free (but still very cool). > I noted the restrictions on CCC making it a non-free compiler. Any chance that Compaq may free the compiler someday? It seems to me that such a move could only help sell more Alpha hardware.
> I use mine for this daily, I couldn't imagine doing it on another > platform... Although for Netscape (pre6.0 stuff) you have to use the > Tru64 UNIX bins + libs. Which is non-free, but works great! (see my > old, old, old articles on alphalinux.org) > Thanks. Saint Mozilla 1.0, please come soon and save us! -- Luke Seubert "Government is the only business uniquely authorized the use of deadly force to sell it's product."
