From: Jeff H. <je...@ac...> - 2008-05-08 22:40:34
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J. Todd Slack wrote: >> Wow. Sounds great. > > ** Yes, like I said i am enjoying myself already. > > The compiler are $599, they do offer an educational and NPO discount, > but I am not sure how much it is. > I own an NPO, so I maybe able to get them cheaper. Academic license is $160. > I wonder if ActiveState would donate anything? I am sure a Cocoa > version would be good for them too. I'd like some hard numbers (like a run over the tclbench suite) to see that this is really worth it. I'd not heard before that the Intel compiler was so scorching fast in comparison to gcc on OS X. Are you sure that it's comparing against the same set of optimizations? Also, it appears that Intel supports only 10.4.9+ (and it also says Intel process-based Mac). It only creates universal binaries by using the regular gcc for the ppc side, then gloms it together. http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/266992.htm Jeff |