Mike Meyer wrote: > On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:32:46 +1200 > Ian Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Mike Meyer wrote: >>> My benchmarks with gcc 4 showed an that 64 bit code ran an average of >>> about 33% faster than 32 bit code. >>> >> By code, is that generated code or the compiler its self? >> > > Yes. Both simple benchmarks and compilation times for medium-sized > code bases (compile times measured in single-digit hours) with 32 & 64 > bit compilers. > > Interesting, thanks.
>>> What benchmarks did you get that show there's really no need for a 64 >>> bit build of the compiler on OpenSolaris? >>> >> I don't have any, but the Studio developers have commented in the past >> that they don't see any advantages in building a 64 bit version of their >> compilers. >> > > Well, if you can rebuild your entire package in less time than it > takes to get a cup of coffee, then I don't suppose there is any > advantage :-). > > I generally can. When the build takes too long, I add another node to my build farm! Ian _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
