Message-ID: <212CC57E84B8D111AD780000F84AA0490824C5EB@mroexc2.tay.dec.com> From: "Ward, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Ward@compaq.com> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 07:53:25 -0500 Subject: RE: [suse-axp] Good news!
Actually the OFFICIAL starting point is http://www.compaq.com/linux (which
redirects you)
As for building the kernel with CCC, unfortunately no. The kernel contains
highly specific GCC conventions (ASM statements for one) which are not
supported by CCC, the readme documents some of these.
Jon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lennart Börjeson [mailto:LennartB@cinnober.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 3:33 AM
> To: suse-axp@suse.com
> Subject: SV: [suse-axp] Good news!
>
>
> http://www1.support.compaq.com/alpha-tools/software/index.html
>
> (The starting point for alpha-linux info from Compaq is at
> http://www.unix.digital.com/linux/)
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: Hirsch Wolfgang [mailto:hirsch@mails.ffw.univie.ac.at]
> Skickat: den 3 mars 2000 09:33
> Till: suse-axp@suse.com
> Ämne: AW: [suse-axp] Good news!
>
>
> Where can I get ccc and can I use it i. g. for compiling the kernel?
>
> Wolfgang
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Mattias Hermansson [mailto:mattias@hemmet.chalmers.se]
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 02. März 2000 20:19
> > An: suse-axp@suse.com
> > Betreff: [suse-axp] Good news!
> >
> >
> >
> > I compiled lame 3.51 with ccc. The speedincrease was
> exceptional, more
> > than 3 times the speed of gcc. That's how it's supposed to
> > be. Look here:
> >
> > # ./lame -f cdda.wav
> > LAME version 3.51 (www.sulaco.org/mp3)
> > GPSYCHO: GPL psycho-acoustic model version 0.74.
> > Encoding cdda.wav to cdda.wav.mp3
> > Encoding as 44.1 kHz 128 kbps j-stereo MPEG1 LayerIII file
> > Frame | CPU/estimated | time/estimated |
> > play/CPU | ETA
> > 8226/ 8226(100%)| 0:00:27/ 0:00:27| 0:00:28/ 0:00:28|
> > 7.9993| 0:00:00
> >
> > on my 21164a@600. gcc only does so good:
> >
> > # lame cdda.wav
> > LAME version 3.51 (www.sulaco.org/mp3)
> > GPSYCHO: GPL psycho-acoustic model version 0.74.
> > Encoding cdda.wav to cdda.wav.mp3
> > Encoding as 44.1 kHz 128 kbps j-stereo MPEG1 LayerIII file
> > Frame | CPU/estimated | time/estimated |
> > play/CPU | ETA
> > 8226/ 8226(100%)| 0:01:35/ 0:01:35| 0:01:36/ 0:01:36|
> > 2.2744| 0:00:00
> >
> > gcc using full optimization and ccc only -g3. Unfortunately
> > the ccc binary
> > only works with fast and not with normal/high quality
> > encoding. The gcc
> > otoh doesn't work in fast mode, so the comparisons isn't very
> > accurate,
> > but they indicate that ccc is MUCH better than gcc. Thank
> you Compaq!
> >
> > /Mattias
> >
> >
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