Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Possible Math Problem - Request For Verification
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:47:24
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In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Possible Math Problem - Request For Verification by Frank Peters
1 On Sunday 26 June 2011 13:36:22 Frank Peters wrote:
2 > On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:04:48 +0200
3 >
4 > Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote:
5 > > btw, have you tried ekopath? The compiler entered portage shortly after
6 > > its open sourcing? Maybe it is more correct. According to some it is
7 > > faster than gcc when it comes to math heavy workloads.
8 >
9 > I took a look at it in the past and it was proprietary. But looking
10 > again I see that it is in portage as a binary package. I'll check it
11 > out for sure.
12 >
13 > The Intel compiler was always an interest of mine but it can run
14 > on only Gentoo multilib.
15 >
16 > Then there is LLVM which I am not sure about. I'll have to research
17 > this one.
18 >
19 > Frank Peters
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21 ekopath was opensourced and put under gpl only weeks ago.
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