toolchain's output depends on toolchain used to build the compiler?

[Shachar Shemesh]

ronys wrote:
> Hi Shachar,
>  
> Interesting problem. Here are some thoughts:
>  
> Can you control the level of optimization used by the customer? Does 
> -O0 create identical object code?
>
Havn't tested yet, but my gut feeling is "yes".
> What are the differences in code? Perhaps they're related to the 
> different paths? (If the lengths of the paths are different, and 
> they're stored somewhere in the object code, that'll change the results)
The question is why should identical source code produce different paths 
when compiled with the same compiler?
>  
> You might also want to compare the assembly-language output (-S) to 
> narrow down the problem.
-d is better, as it does not overlay the source. If you read what I 
wrote - that was what I was doing.
>  
> If the customer needs cygwin for internal use, I'd suggest using a 
> virtualization solution such as VirtualBox instead - the integration 
> with Windows is quite impressive.
At this point in time, it will have to remain a dual environment.

Shachar

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