No, this is relevant for all GNU C compilers! Without this step, which replaces the switch statement of the interpreter with a jump table, you get a *much* slower VM. I suggest to use the latest SVN source.
On Mar 27, 2010, at 17:16 , laurent laffont wrote:
>> I would love that the official Linux VM has:
>>
>> - that thing about the gnufication
>> I did that when compiling MacOS VM.
>> Read this link �� (step 4 for example)
>>
>> http://www.squeakvm.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/platforms/Mac%20OS/vm/Documentation/readme.txt?rev=1984&view=auto
>>
>> does it make sense also in Linux VM ? ��which are the difference in the
>> benchmarks compared to do it without this step ?
>>
>
> Isn't it a MacOS issue only ?
Adrian
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