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I'm calling bollocks on this. It doesn't make any sense that they'd intentionally generate bad instructions rather than erroring out at compile time, and one u
by dfranke 18y ago
I'm calling bollocks on this. It doesn't make any sense that they'd intentionally generate bad instructions rather than erroring out at compile time, and one unsubstantiated claim on a third-party mailing list doesn't make it true.
- jrockway 18y agoAgreed. Malice, stupidity, don't confuse 'em :)
- pierrefar 18y agoAgreed, but deep down, I will not be surprised if ideology trumps common sense in the world of OpenSource. It's happened often enough in online discussions (e.g. Windows vs Linux flamewars) for it to be discounted. Though I have to admit this would be the first time I will see it in action and not just in words.
- themenace 18y agoThe rationale is discussed here: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2006-07/msg00037.html http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2006-07/msg00037.html