Re: gcc 2.95 vs 3.21 performance

Neil Booth
2003-02-06T06:53:25Z

Jeff Muizelaar wrote:-

> There is also tcc (http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/tcc/)
> It claims to support gcc-like inline assembler, appears to be much
> smaller and faster than gcc. Plus it is GPL so the liscense isn't a
> problem either.

It doesn't expand macros correctly, however, and accepts an enormous
range of invalid code without a single diagnostic. I'm pretty sure
it's arithmetic rules are incorrect, too. It's certainly nowhere
near C89 compliance.

Neil.