From: g_harrison@vger.nsu.edu (George C. Harrison, Norfolk State University)
Subject: Re: Ada vs C implementation efficiency
Date: 17 Jun 91 09:49:59 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1083.285c4d88@vger.nsu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 9106151737.AA16750@zach.fit.edu
In article <9106151737.AA16750@zach.fit.edu>, afes0isi@ZACH.FIT.EDU (Sam Harbaugh-AFES PROJECT) writes:
> Paul Kohlmiller writes:
>> Jim,
>> Could you specify one or more machines that have an available ADA compiler
>> that generates code that is as efficient as a C compiler for the same machine?
>> thnx
>> Paul Kohlmiller
> --
> Last I checked, about 5 years ago, the DEC Ada compiler outperformed the
> DEC C compiler on Whetstone bechmark.
> sam harbaugh saharbaugh@ROO.FIT.EDU
> -----------
Supposedly, the SUN Telesoft Ada compiler translates Ada -> optimizer -> C ->
-> -> a.out and is faster on most benchmarks than the same written in the C
it's translated to. (Sorry for ending with a preposition.)
George C. Harrison, Professor of Computer Science
Norfolk State University, 2401 Corprew Avenue, Norfolk VA 23504
Internet: g_harrison@vger.nsu.edu Phone: 804-683-8654
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1991-06-15 17:37 Ada vs C implementation efficiency Sam Harbaugh-AFES PROJECT
1991-06-17 9:49 ` George C. Harrison, Norfolk State University [this message]
1991-06-19 23:33 ` Bob Kitzberger @sation
1991-06-18 16:48 ` Robert I. Eachus
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1991-06-19 14:16 Bob Munck
1991-06-20 19:37 ` Robert I. Eachus
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