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Subject: Re: Crafty: Linux v Windows compilers

Author: George Sobala

Date: 11:36:31 04/30/02

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On April 29, 2002 at 21:33:38, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On April 29, 2002 at 18:26:43, George Sobala wrote:
>
>>A question for Dr Hyatt (or anyone else!):
>>
>>I run a Linux system, and am disappointed with the performance of my
>>Linux-compiled versions of Crafty 18.xx versus the supplied precompiled Windows
>>versions. The Windows version is about 20% faster in kN/sec on the same position
>>running under Windows/NT 4.0 *in a VmWare 3.1 virtual machine running inside
>>Linux*, than the native Linux version itself (compiled with egcs 2.91.66 with
>>-O3 on a K6/2 460MHz 192Mb). Same hash table sizes.
>>
>>Am I doing something wrong with the compiles, or is egcs code really that
>>inferior to the Windows compilers?
>
>
>go out to www.intel.com, look for their C++ compiler for linux.  You can
>get a non-commercial license for no charge.  It produces the fastest Linux
>executable I have seen, way over 10% faster than the best gcc version I
>have (2.95.2)...

Excellent advice. I have got Crafty working 32% faster! Thanks.



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