devkitPPC release 22

[WinterMute]

The binaries for devkitPPC release 22 are now available. As usual the windows binary is available through the Automated Installer/Updater, for other platforms check the devkitPPC getting started page on the wiki.

• updated to gcc 4.5.1.
• updated gdb to 7.2.
• enabled paired singles by default
• enabled link time optimization.
• thread safe handle allocation in libsysbase.

[Eke]

thanks for the update...

It seems that code compilation now takes relatively more time than with previous releases, is that expected ?

On another topic, when bumping gcc version, do you usually run test examples to see how fast the produced code runs regarding to previous releases (with same optimization flags) ?
My question could be: do the usual rule "the later, the better" applies regarding gcc ability to produce optimized PPC code ?

[WinterMute]

I don't know about expected per se, certainly the compile time has tended to increase with newer versions but I know work is being done upstream to ameliorate that. To a certain extent it's a consequence of better code generation.

Recently we've been testing new devkitPPC builds by compiling WiiMC - usually I just throw a build at Tantric & Rodries and they do some tests to see how it effects playback. This release definitely improved things - videos which stuttered before now play smoothly.

[Eke]

Ok, thanks for the insight.