Re: Let's use gcc-4.2, not 4.1 -- OpenMP

Mikhail Teterin wrote:
> Kris wrote:
>> Now that X11BASE errors are more or less under control (we're mostly
>> waiting on a few lagging maintainers to do their part), I've started
>> another gcc 4.1 test build so that maintainers can start to work on
>> that in preparation for the gcc 4.x import into 7.0.
> 
> I move we skip 4.1 and go directly to gcc-4.2. It has one feature, which, in 
> my opinion, is (going to be) extremely important: OpenMP support.
> 
> 	http://www.openmp.org/
> 	http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/gomp/
> 	http://developer.amd.com/article_print.jsp?id=79
> 	http://developer.amd.com/article_print.jsp?id=82
> 
> Most of the computers on sale now use multi-core processors and the ability to 
> take advantage of them easily -- with compiler's support -- is rather 
> important.
> 
> The `-fopenmp' flag is only available in gcc-4.2...
> 
> 	-mi

And I say that FreeBSD shouldn't be a beta-tester for new, experimental
compiler features.  I also say that words and opinions are cheaper than
actions.

Scott