Mike Meyer wrote: > 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? > > If life was that simple, everything would be built 64 bit on Solaris. But it isn't. Some applications run slower, some faster.
What were your benchmark results when you compared 32 and 64 bit compiler binaries? Ian. _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
