Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!m.cs.uiuc.edu!ibma0.cs.uiuc.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!pequod.cso.uiuc.edu!dorner From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: Experience with GCC on MPW? Message-ID: <1991Mar21.174731.29262@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: 21 Mar 91 17:47:31 GMT References: <3101@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx> Sender: usenet@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (News) Distribution: comp Organization: University of Illinois at U-C Lines: 19 I've looked at gcc for MPW. It's a drop-in replacement for the C compiler; You still need the C glue and libraries, so it won't save you any money. As I recall, the dox claim 15-20% speed improvement in generated code. Impressive, until you consider that most apps spend much of their time in ROM anyway, where which C compiler you use is no more relevant that your shoe size. I've hesitated to use it because it isn't SADE-compatible, and about the last thing I need is a different compiler for debugging than for production. I have a lot of confidence in gcc, but not THAT much. Now, if someone were to port gdb, I'd switch to gcc/gdb in a big hurry. -- Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office Internet: s-dorner@uiuc.edu UUCP: uunet!uiucuxc!uiuc.edu!s-dorner