Re: g++ and ld 4.1 for QuantLib: build speed, or lack thereof

Posted by eric ehlers on Aug 25, 2006; 3:05pm
URL: http://quantlib.414.s1.nabble.com/g-and-ld-4-1-for-QuantLib-build-speed-or-lack-thereof-tp11230p11231.html

Hello,

On 8/15/06, Dirk Eddelbuettel <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> QuantLib'ers,
>
> Did anybody notice that build times seem to have increased quite a bit under
> gcc/g++/binutils 4.1?

Yes.

> I am trying to update RQuantLib and the final link
> step [ for the comparatively small RQuantLib ] alone is running five or more
> minutes on my home development machine (which us is a few years old, but has
> plenty of ram).

I get a similar problem when compiling QuantLibAddin - the final link
takes several times longer than it used to.

> Are there any known shortcuts, other than 'downgrade to g++ 4.0 or earlier' ?

I'm not aware of a solution but if you discover one I'd love to hear about it.

Regards,
Eric