Re: [Scid-users] FYI

[Alexander W. <a.w...@ph...>]

Pascal Georges wrote:

Hi!

> 
>     It need not be that easy, when I tested some time ago,
>     "wine TogaII.exe" was noticeably faster than linux-compiled Toga
>     (the same version).
> 
> 
> MS compilers and icc are about 15% better than gcc.

At the least. It depends, but I experienced even larger factors from 
intel to gnu.

> If you want to increase Toga speed, you may want to compile it with icc (Intel C 
> Compiler), which is available on Linux.

Problem is, that the icc is not free. Its only free for educational use. 
Ie. universities etc. You also need to register @intel to retrieve a 
license key. (It uses flexlm.)

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