gcc and alphalinux

Greg Lindahl glindahl at hpti.com
Thu May 25 14:03:13 PDT 2000


> Just out of curiousity, has anyone used the Compaq Alpha compilers for
> Linux, and if so how do they compare with gcc, and Ture Unix64. I'm
> currently setting up an ev-6 Alpha based cluster for some Atmospheric
> Radiance codes and would like to know which way I should go...

I've used the Compaq AlphaLinux compilers extensively, and they're great in
both performance and price (either free for enthusiasts, or you only have to
buy 1 cheap-by-NT-standards license for a front-end.) So by all means, test
it and see what you think.

-- greg





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