New RISC compilers????

[George Robbins]

In article <1991Mar13.031200.29836 at crl.dec.com> jg at jg.crl.dec.com (Jim Gettys) writes:
> In article <15530012 at hpdmd48.boi.hp.com> sritacco at hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Steve Ritacco) writes:
> >
> >I have read that the DECstation 5000 SPEC mark went up to 19.something with
> >"new" compilers.  Could someone tell me if the new compilers are DEC or
> >Mips?
> 
> If memory serves, the new number is 19.9, or there abouts.
> 
> The compilers are new Digital compilers, the first of a new generation
> of compiler technology (called "Gem") that has been under development 
> for some time, done by the folks who did the very high quality VAX/VMS
> compilers.

So is this the "VAX C" reborn again in MIPS flavor?  Can y'all use it
to build Ultrix?  Did the updated MIPS C compiler ever make in into
an Ultrix release?

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