ragge@ludd.luth.se writes:
> Funny note: Compiling the kernel with gcc takes ~12 minutes, and 
> compiling the same with PCC takes 45 seconds.  The gcc generated
> code is not 15 times better :-)

Diminishing returns, you know...  But yes, gcc is known to have a lot
of baggage that makes is a slow compiler.

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