Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 08:40:52 +0100
From: John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com>
Message-Id: <200306230740.h5N7eqUN000268@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk>
To: akpm@digeo.com, lm@bitmover.com
Subject: Re: GCC speed (was [PATCH] Isapnp warning)
Cc: acme@conectiva.com.br, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, cw@f00f.org,
       geert@linux-m68k.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, perex@suse.cz,
       phillips@arcor.de, torvalds@transmeta.com
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> If you think 3.[23] are slow, go back and compile with 2.7.2 - it's much
> faster than the later versions.  I used to yank newer versions of gcc
> off systems and put 2.7.2 on, I think it was close to 2x faster at
> compilation and made no difference on BK performance.

Out of interest, have you tried compiling BK with tcc?

John.
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