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From: hughes@napa.eng.uop.edu (Ken Hughes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Pentium aware gcc compiler
Date: 28 Jan 1994 19:40:14 GMT
Organization: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of the Pacific
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References: <wmbfmk.759067383@rwc.urc.tue.nl> <2ho1n1$o1g@mips.arb-phys.uni-dortmund.de> <2ibgi4$m8p@sylvester.cc.utexas.edu>
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Vax (vax@sylvester.cc.utexas.edu) wrote:
: In article <2ho1n1$o1g@mips.arb-phys.uni-dortmund.de>,
: Wilhelm B. Kloke <wb@arb-phys.uni-dortmund.de> wrote:
: >Probably not, as Intel makes a secret of pentium-specific data. I wouldn't
: >even expect a real performance boost.
: Not entirely true. They allege that pentium-specific compiler techniques
: will be available with a licensing fee. Please complain LOUDLY if you
: think the FSF should be given access to this info. Direct complaints
: to Intel somehow :-) (good luck)
FWIF, While ftping aroung yesterday looking for unrelated info, I came
across this at ftp.intel.com:/pub/x86/gnu/compiler/README.iGCC (excepts
below):
GCC WITH INTEL ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE PENTIUM CPU/INTEL ARCHITECTURE (13 Jan 94)
==============================================================================
This file describes the GNU-C compiler with intel enhancements for the
intel Pentium cpu and other members of the Intel Architecture (IA).
The compiler sources (gcc-i2.4.0p.tar.Z) and this file (README.iGCC)
can be ftp'ed from:
anonymous@aurora.intel.com:/pub/intel_arch/gnu/compiler/ (143.185.65.2)
DESCRIPTION
-----------
This GNU-C compiler is a technology demo which includes the sources for GNU-C
2.4.0 and modifications / enhancements done in intel.
........
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