Saturday, November 5, 2011

Xcode 4 and Xcode 3 compiler differences

The default compiler in Xcode 4 is LLVM GCC 4.2 while the default compiler in Xcode 3 is GCC 4.2.  Why the difference?  LLVM is supposedly faster than GCC and LLVM GCC has the benefits of LLVM and still compatible with GCC.  See more at this great article:

http://useyourloaf.com/blog/2011/3/21/compiler-options-in-xcode-gcc-or-llvm.html

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