On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:42:54 -0600 Scott Long <scottl_at_samsco.org> wrote: > > According to gcc-4.0 release notes, compilation speed for C++ was > > dramatically increased, up to 25% IIRC. I think 4.0 is good > > candidate for merging into HEAD. > Is this work that you plan on doing for us? Definitely not for 6.0, and I usually avoid .0 releases on critical software, but nonetheless it would interesting setting a tinderbox, launch a buildworld process with gcc40 and see where/if it breaks. I have a spare k6-2 box I could setup for that task. > What about the deprecated language constructs in 4.0? According to http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.0/changes.html, some of the deprecated constructs are not even valid C, so I see this as an opportunity to fix buggy code. >What about the lack of exposure that it's > had outside of the FSF and Apple development circles? Exactly the reason why testing will be beneficial. The more tested the product on FreeBSD the more robust it will be when it's time to get it into the tree. Cheers, -- Miguel Mendez <flynn_at_energyhq.es.eu.org> http://www.energyhq.es.eu.org PGP Key: 0xDC8514F1
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