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In article <22039@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> robertj@yale.UUCP writes:
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>Does such a wonder compiler exist?  And if so, what is it?  MPW is not
>terribly fast, and LSC (at least the current version) is not renowned
>for its code generation.  (It's also single-pass.)  Will the next version
>of LSC be just such a super-compiler?  Or will it at least have an op-
>timization option, as the first poster suggested?

I'm sure Rich will correct me if I'm wrong but the next version of
LightspeedC will not have an optimizer, just a source-level debugger
and (I think) code generation for 020/881.  Availability sometime
before summer.  Please note I do NOT work for Think and
all of the above is based on public comments by employees of Think.
In other words, I don't know nothing about nothing :-).

As another alternative, I'm looking into porting GNU C over to the Mac.
The code generation/optimization is suppose to be better then MPW
(although I havn't seen it yet).  However, based on other GNU programs
I've worked with, this will be a very slow compiler, suited mostly for
final compiles, not debugging.  Porting this compiler is a non-trival exercise
(an understatement if I ever heard one :-)) so don't hold your breath.
If I do decide to go ahead with the port, I'll be looking for others
to help with this port, so I will be keeping you informed on the
progress.
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