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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: New RISC compilers????
Message-ID: <19805@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 13 Mar 91 05:18:46 GMT
References: <15530012@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com> <1991Mar13.031200.29836@crl.dec.com>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1991Mar13.031200.29836@crl.dec.com> jg@jg.crl.dec.com (Jim Gettys) writes:
> In article <15530012@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com> sritacco@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Steve Ritacco) writes:
> >
> >I have read that the DECstation 5000 SPEC mark went up to 19.something with
> >"new" compilers.  Could someone tell me if the new compilers are DEC or
> >Mips?
> 
> If memory serves, the new number is 19.9, or there abouts.
> 
> The compilers are new Digital compilers, the first of a new generation
> of compiler technology (called "Gem") that has been under development 
> for some time, done by the folks who did the very high quality VAX/VMS
> compilers.

So is this the "VAX C" reborn again in MIPS flavor?  Can y'all use it
to build Ultrix?  Did the updated MIPS C compiler ever make in into
an Ultrix release?

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