Irix4 : Version for Irix4 (COFF), compiled with SGI C++ Iris4-gcc : same as iris4 but compiled with g++ Irix5.2 : Version for Irix5.2 (Elf), compiled with SGI C++ Irix6.2 : Compiled using SGI C++ under Irix6.2 (Elf) The GCC version is usually faster on scalar ops and slower on vector ops, as compared to SGI C++ versions. On Irix5.2, all three binaries should work, but only iris5 version supports dynamic linking. On Irix4.xx, the iris5 version cannot be used. The Irix6.2 directory contains two binaries: one for "old 32-bit" application binary interface (SGI_ABI = -32) and the other one for 64-bit interface (SGI_ABI = -64).