>I patched the direct 2.7.2 source tree, ran the gcc-to-netbsd script
>on the tree, and then did a diff against the netbsd 2.7.2 gcc to find
>the few files where people have done other modifications (why?).
>I could tar the tree if anyone else wanted to play with pgcc on their
>pentium box.

Are these the patches Intel developed then kept proprietary for
awhile?  If so, you might not need a Pentium.

If I remember right, Intel claimed that the Pentium improvements in
the compiler also ended up actually speeding up code on a 486, as
well.  That might be worth trying out.

It might also be worthwhile trying this out on a Cyrix M1/6x86, and/or
an AMD K6 when it comes out.

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  Michael L. VanLoon                                 michaelv@HeadCandy.com
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