[OT] Re: x86_64 support please!

[Sean Kelly]

Jascha Wetzel wrote:
>
>>> compilers have intermediate code generation for decades....
>> Yep. And this is good for what ?
> 
> - easier/faster optimization
> - machine independent optimization
> - portability. not just different platforms, but also different feature
> sets and versions
> 
> maybe that's just theory. i never implemented an optimizing compiler
> myself. but that's what the dragonbook and friends say. i'm very
> interested in more practical knowledge about these things. right now i
> just can't see why ICG should cause any trouble.

Me either.  I'd think it would be far preferable to the alternatives.


Sean