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> Bellard did this in 15 seconds, in 2004 with a 2.4Ghz Pentium 4 But isn't Linux kernel a lot bigger nowadays?
by jronkone 15y ago
> Bellard did this in 15 seconds, in 2004 with a 2.4Ghz Pentium 4
But isn't Linux kernel a lot bigger nowadays?
- xyzzyz 15y agoHe did it with his own C compiler (tcc).
- ars 15y agoSee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_C_Compiler#Compiled_program_performance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_C_Compiler#Compiled_progra... There are tradeoffs for compiling very fast: Slower program execution.
- beagle3 15y agoThe base kernel is not a lot bigger. There are about four times as many drivers. (But bellard's compilation only included the ones needed, IIRC. google tccboot for more info)