Re:Intel C/C++ compilers complete adoption of LLVM
by jabl on Thursday August 12, 2021 @12:19PM
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> And what's the point of competing in the compiler space?
To an extent, processor vendors sell CPU's based on how they perform on SPEC{int,fpu}. So what matters is not how fast your HW is, but rather on how fast the combination of HW + compiler is.
To an extent, processor vendors sell CPU's based on how they perform on SPEC{int,fpu}. So what matters is not how fast your HW is, but rather on how fast the combination of HW + compiler is.