[LLVMdev] Clang/llvm performance tests on FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT

[Duncan Sands]

Hi Dimitry,

> I recently performed a series of compiler performance tests on FreeBSD
> 10.0-CURRENT, particularly comparing gcc 4.2.1 and gcc 4.7.1 against
> clang 3.1 and clang 3.2.
>
> The attached text file[1] contains more information about the tests,
> some semi-cooked performance data, and my conclusions.  Any errors and
> omissions are also my fault, so if you notice them, please let me know.
>
> The executive summary: clang compiles mostly faster than gcc (sometimes
> much faster), and uses significantly less memory.
>
> Finally, please note these tests were purely about compilation speed,
> not about the performance of the resulting executables.  This still
> needs to be tested.

presumably you were compiling with optimization, but as you didn't mention
what the compiler flags were it is hard to know.

Ciao, Duncan.