> On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:08:57 +0000 > Brian Drummond <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Generally no, neither is preferred; they serve different purposes > > and > > each has its strengths. > > > > One recent user found the gcc version choked with huge > > auto-generated > > VHDL source files (along the lines of gate-level netlists), > > consuming > > gigabytes of swap space during the (gcc backend) optimisation > > passes > > then falling over with allocation errors, while the mcode version > > sailed through the same test with 10% or less of the memory > > foootprint. > > > > I guess both should be available in a FreeBSD port. Are they > distinguished in their naming and organization such that both can > exist > on the same system without conflicts or confusions?
Yes, they can. Tristan. _______________________________________________ Ghdl-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/ghdl-discuss
