Tom Lane wrote:
> Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz> writes:
>> Interesting that the slice-8 algorithm seems to work noticeably better
>> on FreeBSD than Linux -
>
> Are you running similar gcc versions on both? I realize I forgot to
> document what I was using:
>
> HPPA: gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release)
> PPC: gcc version 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5363)
> both Intels: gcc version 4.1.1 20060525 (Red Hat 4.1.1-1)
>
> Interesting that it's only the oldest-line tech that's showing a win
> for me ...
>
>
Ah - good point, FreeBSD is using an older compiler:
FreeBSD: gcc (GCC) 3.4.6 [FreeBSD] 20060305
Linux: gcc (GCC) 4.1.1 (Gentoo 4.1.1)
Hmm - there is a FreeBSD port for 4.1.2, I might set that off to build
itself and see if compiling with it changes the results any....
