Re: Will GCC eventually support SSE2 or SSE4.1?

[David Brown <david@westcontrol.com>]

On 26/05/2023 17:49, Stefan Kanthak wrote:

> I don't like to argue with idiots: they beat me with experience!
> 
> Stefan
> 

Stefan, you are clearly not happy about the /free/ compiler you are 
using, and its /free/ documentation (which, despite its flaws, is better 
than I have seen for most other compilers).

Instead of filing a bug report, as you have been asked to do, or reading 
the documentation, or thinking, or posting to an appropriate mailing 
list, you have chosen to rant, yell, shout at and insult the very people 
who could make the changes and improvements you want.

So who, exactly, do you think is acting like an idiot?  I'd say it is 
the rude and arrogant fool that is sawing off the branch he is sitting on.

Remember, these are people with /no/ obligation to help you.  Some do 
gcc development as voluntary contributions, others are paid to work on 
it - but they are not paid by /you/.  And none are paid to sit and 
listen to your tantrums.


So if you want to shout and rant and blow off steam, go make a tweet or 
something.  If you actually hope to see gcc change its optimisation, 
flag details or documentation to your liking, then your current 
behaviour is the worst possible tactic.  So let your final post to this 
thread be an apology, then register bug reports with what you see as 
bugs or scope for improvement in the project.  Please - for the sanaity 
of the gcc developers and for the benefit of gcc users everywhere - stop 
your aggravating posts here, so that Jonathan and the others can back to 
what they do best - improving gcc for everyone.

David