Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 22:26:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Cuthalion / Sliced Bread <enrico AT max DOT tiac DOT net>
Subject: Re: What is the DJGPP <-> GCC version 'mapping' & Pent. Opts ?
To: Mat Hostetter <mat AT ardi DOT com>
Cc: ".ASM SoftWare Systems" <rdc AT freenet DOT vancouver DOT bc DOT ca>,
        djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu


On Sun, 26 Mar 1995, Mat Hostetter wrote:

> >>>>> "ASM" == ASM SoftWare Systems <rdc AT freenet DOT vancouver DOT bc DOT ca> writes:
> 
>     ASM> Intel ported gcc to the x86 line - does djgpp incorporate any
>     ASM> of these diffs ? - Surley Intel is one of the best porters
>     ASM> and the most knowledgable about '486 and Pentium
>     ASM> optimizations - they permit their port to be used !
> 
> Intel didn't port gcc to x86's, although some time ago Intel optimized
> the existing x86 gcc port.  I tried their optimized version and found
> it so buggy as to be unusable.  Apparently Intel made their changes in
> the Wrong way (e.g. made platform-specific changes to the
> platform-independent portions of gcc), and the gcc maintainers were
> unable to use Intel's work.  Richard Kenner (who seems to be gcc's
> primary maintainer these days) posted a fairly long and detailed list
> of reasons he couldn't use Intel's "improvements".
> 
> I've heard Cygnus plans to devote a lot of effort to improving gcc for
> the x86, though.

	Cygnus?  Are these the same people who wrote the game Raptor, 
Call of the Shadows?  Hmm.  I thought they used Watcom.