Network World

Finding a working copy of the GNU compiler

I want to use the GNU compiler for Java on my Mac but the GNU compiler in the Apple XCode package does not include it. I installed all the developer tools, the X-Windows environment package and ...
Network World

Finding a working copy of the GNU compiler; Connecting a garage to a LAN

Q: I want to use the GNU compiler for Java on my Mac but the GNU compiler in the Apple XCode package does not include it. I installed all the developer tools, the X-Windows environment package and ...
CNET

Experts work to aid compiler behind open source

GCC is used to produce most programs in the open-source movement, so a little improvement or degradation can propagate widely. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...
CNET

Itanium allies fund open-source compiler work

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...
InfoWorld

What is a compiler? How source code becomes machine code

Compilers often translate source code for a high-level language, such as C++, to object code for the current computer architecture, such as Intel x64. The object modules produced from multiple ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Compiler Optimization Made Easy

In a previous blog post, we discussed the benefits of using automation to maximize the performance of a system. One use case I mentioned was compiler flag mining, and the fact that performance is ...
InfoWorld

JVM performance optimization, Part 2: Compilers

Java compilers take center stage in this second article in the JVM performance optimization series. Eva Andreasson introduces the different breeds of compiler and compares performance results from ...