On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:59:24 +1200 Ian Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alfred Monticello wrote: > > The one in /opt/sfw can produce 64bit code but is a 32bit binary. > What's wrong with that? > > I can't see any reason for wanting a 64 bit compiler binary, unless you > have a file which takes more the 4GB or RAM to compile.. Is the compiler that built the compiler really so bad that having twice as many general-purpose registers available doesn't make any difference in performance? Or do you simply not care how long it takes to compile things? <mike -- Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information. O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
