Re: 2.09 binary for Alpha/Digital UNIX

1997-12-13 Thread Sigbjorn Finne
Alessandro Vernet writes: > > By the way, do you know if the quality of the resulting executable > is better (faster, smaller, stingier) when using the native code > generator or when using the C code generator? > One of the main motivations for adding the native code generator(NCG) backends w

Re: 2.09 binary for Alpha/Digital UNIX

1997-12-09 Thread Alessandro Vernet
Alex Ferguson wrote: > Note that at least if my 2.08 experience is to be relied on, the -fviaC > option is only necessary for one "problem" module. The rest of the > build goes OK with the native code generator. Yes, I had a problem with only one module compiling GHC 2.08 with GHC 0.29, However,

Re: 2.09 binary for Alpha/Digital UNIX

1997-12-08 Thread Alex Ferguson
Alessandro Vernet: > Yes, I have a binary distribution of GHC 2.09 for Digital UNIX. I first > compiled GHC 2.09 with GHC 0.29 using the -fviaC option (thanks Sigbjorn > Finne for the advice). Note that at least if my 2.08 experience is to be relied on, the -fviaC option is only necessary for on

Re: 2.09 binary for Alpha/Digital UNIX

1997-12-08 Thread Alessandro Vernet
Byron Cook wrote: > does anyone have binary distribution of ghc-2.09 for the Alpha/Digital > UNIX? Yes, I have a binary distribution of GHC 2.09 for Digital UNIX. I first compiled GHC 2.09 with GHC 0.29 using the -fviaC option (thanks Sigbjorn Finne for the advice). Then I recompiled GHC 2.09 wi

Re: 2.09 binary for Alpha/Digital UNIX

1997-12-05 Thread Alex Ferguson
Byron Cook: > does anyone have binary distribution of ghc-2.09 for the Alpha/Digital > UNIX? > > I'm trying to help someone else via email, he's having a bad ghc > experience. I have a build of 2.0_8_ on an Alpha, but no 2.09 currently. It went fairly smoothly for me, though, so I'm help to

2.09 binary for Alpha/Digital UNIX

1997-12-05 Thread Byron Cook
Hi, does anyone have binary distribution of ghc-2.09 for the Alpha/Digital UNIX? I'm trying to help someone else via email, he's having a bad ghc experience. byron