StackThreads/MP: version 0.77 User's Guide

11.6: Why is compilation slow?

Q: Why does compilation take longer than gcc?

A: To be honest, the compilation is noticeably slower than plain gcc (as a rough estimation, stgcc takes twice longer than gcc). Probably, it comes mostly from the fact that the postprocessor is written in gawk. I want to retain it in awk for now because then it is very easy to fix bugs and add new platforms. I will eventually rewrite it for speed, possibly in compiled languages like C.