egcs and alpha...

["Barrett G. Lyon" <blyon netpr com>]

I've replaced gcc with a symlink to egcs, and I add -mcpu=21164 (for my
21164sx) to the cflags of almost everything I compile.  

What is the advantage of egcs over normal gcc, and how does the -mcpu=21164
change the way things are compiled?

I'm not a 'coder' but I do use my alpha a lot, and anything to make it run
better is a good thing.  

-Barrett

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