GNU gcc: any reason to upgrade 1.27-1.34?

[Joel Spolsky]

We seem to have GNU gcc version 1.27 here. In five words or less, is
it worth upgrading to 1.34? Does the latter generate faster code?

Replies by email & I'll post summary. Thanks!

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