On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 01:51:56PM +0000, Tim Bunce wrote:
> Can anyone recommend extra gcc options to squeeze the last ounce of
> performance out of code (perl and apache in this case) on Intel?
>
> I don't mind tying the code down to one cpu type or loosing the ability
> to debug etc. We're already doing -O6 and are looking for more.
>
> I recall Malcom Beattie (CC'd, Hi Malcolm!) experimenting in this area,
> something about not wasting a register for the frame pointer.
>
> I'm using gcc 2.95.2, is that the latest/best?
> It's on FreeBSD 4.1 and 4.2.
If you can get perl to compile under TenDRA, you might get better
performance. It's a FreeBSD port, BTW. I had looked into this a while
ago, but the documentation left a lot to be desired. You might also try
pgcc.
- Kurt
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