Re: [Cegcc-devel] LLVM vs gcc

[mosfet <fo...@sm...>]

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:08:46 +0100, janrinze <jan...@ho...> wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 11:10 +0100, mosfet wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I wanted to know if some people have already tried the llvm compiler
that
>> may be the next open source compiler.
>> Do you know if we can compile arm platform ?
>> I am asking because from what I read, tllvm would have a clean
>> architecture
>> and would be easier to work on it.
>> 
> 
> Hi Mosfet,
> 
> the llvm project sounds really interesting. The current status
> (specially for ARM) seems to be in its infancy.
> http://llvm.org/releases/2.4/docs/ReleaseNotes.html
> 
> The gcc compiler environment is much more mature and know to produce
> stable, fast and good code. As with compilers is the case, there will
> always be room for improvement. Getting the last 20% improvement usually
> needs a shift in paradigm so I have no doubt that llvm will enable
> better results in the future. 
> 
> Until llvm has proper ARM support and is well tested over a wide range
> of applications it is wise to stick with gcc. Specially since that will
> help to distinguish between errors made in the cegcc specific code or in
> the gcc compiler in general. Llvm would make that task much harder. 
> 
> Just my 2 cents..
> 
> Jan Rinze.
> 

Thanks for your analysis.