Andi Vajda wrote:
Yeah, good luck getting the ./configure scripts to produce working
Makefile unless these compilers are option-compatible with gcc...
Also, since these compilers are not free (free as in libre) and
probably not free (free as in beer), this move wouldn't be well
received in the open source world, no ?
While I'd be the last person to underestimate the difficulty of
switching to a different compiler, Intel claims to have versions of
their compiler that are gcc compatible and Visual Studio compatible.
They also offer a free version for Linux open source projects:
(http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/219771.htm)
And besides, they cost just under $400 each, which if they made Chandler
50% faster seems like a worthwhile price to pay. I think it definitely
deserves some investigation.
John
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