Re: compiler benchmark comparisons (was: naval systems)

[Wes Groleau <wesgroleau@despammed.com>]

> GNAT    11.0 sec
> g77      4.0
> gcc      1.4
> g++      3.3
> obj-c    2.6  (writing a "cout" class)
> gcc 2.8  1.0  (gnat gcc)
> gpc 2.8  1.1
> 
> OK, GNAT is slower... and so? Anybody cares?

Hmmm.  Hit return, take a slow sip of coffee,
and start typing the next command.  I guess
I don't really care.  :-)

Actually, it does matter when you have
20,000 Ada files to compile.  Which is
why my point about distributed compilation.

But it also reminds me of another point.
With large C collections, to avoid unnecessary
recompilations, one generally runs a tool to 
generate Makefiles (or painstakingly does it by
hand).  With Ada, part of this job is done by
writing with clauses in the code, and the rest
of this job is part of the compile.

-- 
Wes Groleau
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau