wswietse@eutrc3.UUCP (Wietse Venema) (05/21/88)
In article <400@smegma.UUCP> mdg@smegma.UUCP (Marc de Groot) writes: |In article <1640@hubcap.UUCP> mrspock@hubcap.UUCP (Steve Benz) writes: |> Has anybody found any redeaming features of the Optomizer on 286 |>Microport? I haven't. All I know is that with the optomizer turned |>on, you get: |> 1) A good chance of compiler failure. | |Just a quick note that down at Microport, we compile the entire kernel |with the optimizer turned on and don't have any problems. That's not to |say they don't exist, but we have had good success with the optimizer. Kernels do not use substantial parts of the compiler; for example, there isn't much floating point stuff. Compiling kernels doesn't prove a thing. -- uucp: mcvax!eutrc3!wswietse | Eindhoven University of Technology bitnet: wswietse@heithe5 | Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science surf: tuerc5::wswietse | Eindhoven, The Netherlands.