Re:Chrome now uses clang for production builds on Linux
by deng on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @03:52AM
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> Your reply certainly implied you thought GCC was fine along the same axises your parent said clang was better.
No. I simply corrected a false statement regarding gcc. I did not compare it to clang at all. I have no illusions how gcc does compare to clang w.r.t. to code quality, modularity, etc. As I've said: it would be weird if it were otherwise. It's really not hard to beat gcc in that area.
> You are talking to a guy who helped make some of this progress
Thank you (no irony intended).
> Actually, it interests me immensely.
It may interest you, but as you say yourself:
> But in the end, I choose stuff based on technical merits first, freedom second
No. I simply corrected a false statement regarding gcc. I did not compare it to clang at all. I have no illusions how gcc does compare to clang w.r.t. to code quality, modularity, etc. As I've said: it would be weird if it were otherwise. It's really not hard to beat gcc in that area.
> You are talking to a guy who helped make some of this progress
Thank you (no irony intended).
> Actually, it interests me immensely.
It may interest you, but as you say yourself:
> But in the end, I choose stuff based on technical merits first, freedom second
>You are of course, welcome to do as you please.
Will do, thanks.