GNU Compiler Collection 13.1 has been released. Among the many improvements in this major new version of GCC are implementations of C++ 23 features and backing for Go 1.18 user packages.

Executing industry-standard EEMBC (Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium) benchmarks on the IBM PowerPC 970FX, compiled with the GCC compiler, illustrates the results of these compiler ...

I doubt that the Gnu Compiler Collection (GCC) will go away any time soon. But it is notable that the 25-year old open-source initiative is facing some competition and rivalry – most notably from LLVM ...

The latest version of the LLVM 3.5 compiler infrastructure, version 3.5, is now available for download as it faces potential competition from the up-and-coming version 5 of the GCC (GNU Compiler ...

GCC offers an intermediate between assembly and standard C that can get you more speed and processor features without having to go all the way to assembly language: compiler intrinsics. This article ...

In this article, we explore the optimization levels provided by the GCC compiler toolchain, including the specific optimizations provided in each. We also identify optimizations that require explicit ...