Clang'ed FreeBSD: Builds Quicker, Uses Way Less RAM

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Clang'ed FreeBSD: Builds Quicker, Uses Way Less RAM

A FreeBSD developer has carried out a series of performance tests to explore the impact that LLVM/Clang as the default FreeBSD compiler has on FreeBSD 10 in its current form. The Clang compiler performance was compared to GCC 4.2.1 and GCC 4.7.1. Clang mostly comes out ahead of GCC on FreeBSD...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE3NjI

[LightBit]

What a surprise

"Clang'ed FreeBSD: Builds Quicker, Uses Way Less RAM": So FreeBSD uses less RAM, when compiled with Clang.

[Lemonzest]

Ok it builds faster and uses less RAM, what about the compiled binary?

[froyo]

Ok it builds faster and uses less RAM, what about the compiled binary?

Why should that matter at all? (/sarcasm)

[jrch2k8]

this article is pure troll candy [from the gcc vs clang POV the article is fine]

[vertexSymphony]

Another article mentioning GCC, Clang and FreeBSD?

[set135]

Well leaving aside the question of whether compilation speed is really a more important goal than the quality of the produced executable (size, performance, correctness), not knowing the optimisation switches used makes the data less useful. Perhaps I missed it in the mailing list post?