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Subject: Re: Is Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 -Standard- useable?

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 01:22:05 05/12/00

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On May 12, 2000 at 01:54:25, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On May 11, 2000 at 17:52:33, Tom King wrote:
>
>>On May 11, 2000 at 17:37:28, Pete Galati wrote:
>>
>>>Try toying with the "-O3" number, allot of times -O6 or 7 will be somewhat
>>>faster for me.
>>>
>>
>>I may try it - I've only ever used -O, -O2, and -O3. I didn't realize
>>higher levels were supported. Thanks for the tip!
>
>
>I think it was a joke... Or am I really missing something?
>
>    Christophe

AFAIK, depending on the specific platform you compile on, and the version of gcc
you use, some values higher than 3 can have an effect.

Dave

>
>
>
>>>>Any others worthwhile?
>>>>
>>>>Rgds,
>>>>Tom
>>>>
>>>>tom_king@btinternet.com
>>>>*not* tom@hatbulb.demon.co.uk any longer, but I don't know how to tell CCC that!
>>>
>>>I just send a moderator email and explained the change, and it worked, but
>>>there's also an email address where you can reach Steven ICD's storefront
>>>webpage, and that'll get it done too I guess.
>>>
>>>Pete
>>>
>>
>>Hmm.. guess I could do the same. Shame there's no automated way to do this.
>>People chop and change email addresses quite frequently these days.
>>
>>At least we do in the U.K, where it's a constant battle to try and find
>>a reasonably cheap internet access deal, without being ripped off.
>>
>>[grrr.]
>>
>>Rgds,
>>Tom
>>
>>tom_king@btinternet.com
>>*not* tom@hatbulb.demon.co.uk any longer
>>
>>>>
>>>>>So the standard edition of MSVC6 will produce a code that will be much slower
>>>>>than what you get with the free GCC.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    Christophe
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>  In other words, would one of the biggest things
>>>>>>I'd give up be the speed that MS compilers are know for, and basically I'd get a
>>>>>>good package anyhow?  Because I'm not really convinced that I have a real need
>>>>>>to be turning out ultra fast programs, when a good learning tool might really be
>>>>>>more effective (as long as it really can compile programs).  And not that I have
>>>>>>the backround to do it now, but I think creating a program & interface probably
>>>>>>interests most people.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Pete



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