Is -fvia-C still needed?

I notice that speed from code generated by -fasm and -fvia-C isn't significant, furthermore -fvia-C takes longer time. So, why ghc still needs gcc (at least on Windows)? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Is--fvia-C-still-needed--tp19663119p19663119.html Sent from the Haskell - Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.