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Subject: Re: Best compiler options for MSVC?

Author: Bryan Hofmann

Date: 08:32:40 02/16/04

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On February 16, 2004 at 10:30:21, Peter Skinner wrote:

>On February 16, 2004 at 05:11:31, Bryan Hofmann wrote:
>
>>On February 16, 2004 at 04:32:25, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>
>>>On February 16, 2004 at 04:26:43, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>>
>>>CFLAGS   = /Ox /G6 /Gr /Ob2 /DFUTILITY /DEPD
>>>COPTS    = /DFAST /DEGTB6 /DVC_INLINE_ASM /DUSE_ASSEMBLY
>>>
>>>Those are the target options that I have in my makefile. Other than adding
>>>/DFUTILITY and /DEPD it is pretty standard.
>>>
>>>Under the Intel 8 compiler I use: (Mostly from Mike)
>>>
>>>CFLAGS   = /O3 /G6 /Gr /Ob2 /Qunroll /Qip /Qipo /QaxiW /W0 /DEPD /DFUTILITY
>>>COPTS    = /DFAST /DEGTB6 /DVC_INLINE_ASM /DUSE_ASSEMBLY
>>>
>>>I am wondering if I am using the best options under MSVC. Are there better
>>>options when compiling for the P4 processor?
>>>
>>>Peter.
>>
>>For the Intel 8 compiler I would remove the /Qunroll option. Normally AMD
>>systems run faster when loops are unrolled and Intel system run slower. You
>>might try removing the /DFAST option for the MSVC compile as Russell found it to
>>be faster without this option under MSVC 2003 .NET.
>
>Intel 8 /wo /Qunroll

>
>Both of your options seem to slighty make a faster exe.
>
>Peter.

Two other things you might try that will normally give you the best results are
to compile crafty as a single object (I belive in the Makefile.nt this is the
craftyx option). This will allow the compiler to optimize it as one large
object. The second item is for the Intel compiler and use the PGO option. To do
this;

1. compile crafty with the additional options of "/prof_genx /prof_dir ."
2. run crafty with the following command "crafty < prof"
Note the prof file is below. Make sure you have a normal crafty.rc, book file
and EGTB path when you run this and in the same directory as the source as it
will create a file that will be used in the second stage.
3. del crafty.exe crafty.o egtb.o
4. compile crafty with the additional options of "/prof_use /prof_dir ."

-----Begin prof file----------------
st=10
ponder=off
display nomoves
setboard rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq
move
book off
setboard rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq
move
setboard 1k1r4/pp1b1R2/3q2pp/4p3/2B5/4Q3/PPP2B2/2K5 b
move
setboard 3r1k2/4npp1/1ppr3p/p6P/P2PPPP1/1NR5/5K2/2R5 w
move
setboard 2q1rr1k/3bbnnp/p2p1pp1/2pPp3/PpP1P1P1/1P2BNNP/2BQ1PRK/7R b
move
setboard rnbqkb1r/p3pppp/1p6/2ppP3/3N4/2P5/PPP1QPPP/R1B1KB1R w KQkq
move
setboard r1b2rk1/2q1b1pp/p2ppn2/1p6/3QP3/1BN1B3/PPP3PP/R4RK1 w
move
setboard 2r3k1/pppR1pp1/4p3/4P1P1/5P2/1P4K1/P1P5/8 w
move
setboard 1nk1r1r1/pp2n1pp/4p3/q2pPp1N/b1pP1P2/B1P2R2/2P1B1PP/R2Q2K1 w
move
setboard 4b3/p3kp2/6p1/3pP2p/2pP1P2/4K1P1/P3N2P/8 w
move
setboard 2kr1bnr/pbpq4/2n1pp2/3p3p/3P1P1B/2N2N1Q/PPP3PP/2KR1B1R w
move
setboard 3rr1k1/pp3pp1/1qn2np1/8/3p4/PP1R1P2/2P1NQPP/R1B3K1 b
move
setboard 2r1nrk1/p2q1ppp/bp1p4/n1pPp3/P1P1P3/2PBB1N1/4QPPP/R4RK1 w
move
setboard r3r1k1/ppqb1ppp/8/4p1NQ/8/2P5/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 b
move
setboard r2q1rk1/4bppp/p2p4/2pP4/3pP3/3Q4/PP1B1PPP/R3R1K1 w
move
setboard rnb2r1k/pp2p2p/2pp2p1/q2P1p2/8/1Pb2NP1/PB2PPBP/R2Q1RK1 w
move
setboard 2r3k1/1p2q1pp/2b1pr2/p1pp4/6Q1/1P1PP1R1/P1PN2PP/5RK1 w
move
setboard r1bqkb1r/4npp1/p1p4p/1p1pP1B1/8/1B6/PPPN1PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq
move
setboard r2q1rk1/1ppnbppp/p2p1nb1/3Pp3/2P1P1P1/2N2N1P/PPB1QP2/R1B2RK1 b
move
setboard r1bq1rk1/pp2ppbp/2np2p1/2n5/P3PP2/N1P2N2/1PB3PP/R1B1QRK1 b
move
setboard 3rr3/2pq2pk/p2p1pnp/8/2QBPP2/1P6/P5PP/4RRK1 b
move
setboard r4k2/pb2bp1r/1p1qp2p/3pNp2/3P1P2/2N3P1/PPP1Q2P/2KRR3 w
move
setboard 3rn2k/ppb2rpp/2ppqp2/5N2/2P1P3/1P5Q/PB3PPP/3RR1K1 w
move
setboard 2r2rk1/1bqnbpp1/1p1ppn1p/pP6/N1P1P3/P2B1N1P/1B2QPP1/R2R2K1 b
move
setboard r1bqk2r/pp2bppp/2p5/3pP3/P2Q1P2/2N1B3/1PP3PP/R4RK1 b kq
move
setboard r2qnrnk/p2b2b1/1p1p2pp/2pPpp2/1PP1P3/PRNBB3/3QNPPP/5RK1 w
move
setboard /k/3p/p2P1p/P2P1P///K/ w
move
setboard /k/rnn////5RBB/K/ w
move
quit
-------End prof file--------------------

Bryan







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