From help-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu Fri Mar 12 17:55:02 2004 Subject: Build problems with gcc-3.3.3 and Cygwin From: Paul Thomas To: octave-maintainers mailing list Cc: "'help-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu'" Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 00:52:46 +0100 The build problem that Ben Diedrich and I found with the latest Cygwin and its default version, 3.3.3, of gcc has been submitted as a gcc bug. Just to remind you: octave when built under the most recent version of Cygwin is SLOW; a factor 6-7 times slower than the octave-forge binary release for Windows. Both Ben and I have undone the problem by replacing gcc and its libraries by version 3.2. We have investigated all manner of compiler options to no avail. Nor can I see any change in gcc that might have done this. From the point of view of the gcc developers, this is a highly unsatisfactory report because it is so vague - however gcc/mingw/Cygwin bug it is. If anybody has any idea how to pin it down further, I am all ears (electronic, of course). In the mean time, a number of sites still have gcc-3.2 for Cygwin and Ben or I could provide you with tarballs, if necessary. Paul T ------------------------------------------------------------- Octave is freely available under the terms of the GNU GPL. Octave's home on the web: http://www.octave.org How to fund new projects: http://www.octave.org/funding.html Subscription information: http://www.octave.org/archive.html -------------------------------------------------------------