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Subject: Re: compiling crafty

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 16:52:14 09/13/99

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On September 13, 1999 at 19:13:54, Zachariah Amela wrote:

>
>>We are running solaris 7 (2.7) here.  They _still_ can't seem to deliver a
>>64 bit compiler for reasons unknown.  Their professional C compiler is not
>>bad, but they have _zero_ decent processors to choose from.  IE they lose to
>>Intel speed-wise in any ultrasparc configuration you can try, which is sad...
>
>Very sad indeed.  What do you think of Solaris on the x86 platform?  Seems kind
>of interesting to me, since Sun processors are lagging behind the game BIG time.
> With the PIII, the AMD K7 and Apple's G4, I would be scared in Sun land.
>
>How did Crafty compile under their C?
>
>P.S. What IS the deal w/ no compiler for the 64Bit?  That is one of their big
>bragging points, have 64Bits.
>
>Anywho, thanks.  Nice chatting.

Here's a big hint:  there are 100X more Sparc boxes runing Linux, than there are
X86 boxes running solaris.

It is slow, cumbersome, bloated, buggy, etc...




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