[OT] Non-GCC compilers used for linux userspace

Peter Chubb peterc at gelato.unsw.edu.au
Wed Mar 29 06:26:48 CEST 2006


>>>>> "Kyle" == Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4 at mac.com> writes:


Kyle> But my question still stands.  Does anybody actually use any
Kyle> non-GCC compiler for userspace in Linux?

Yes.  GCC produces much less than optimal code on Itanium, so the
Intel compiler often gets used.


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