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Date:      Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:34:45 +0100
From:      "Harald Schmalzbauer" <H@Schmalzbauer.de>
To:        <David.Bear@asu.edu>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: to make or add a package
Message-ID:  <COEPJCIGIIIGNLPOKJMDCEFICLAA.H@Schmalzbauer.de>
In-Reply-To: <20030122091717.C6226@asu.edu>

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owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG wrote:
> I'm very impressed with the ports collection.
>
> I have found there are two was to install a port, through pkg_add or
> the make.  I was wondering that if a port were a make, if the
> compiler would do any optimizations on the final executable,
> therefore giving me a faster/smaller/whatever application.  Maybe
> there would be no significant difference.  But, if I have the time to
> wait, is it worth it?

Look at /etc/defaults/make.conf. There you can set some compiler
options. Just copy the changes to /etc/make.conf.
With 5.0 the directory is /usr/shaer/examples/etc/make.conf. Also copy
the neccesary lines to /etc/make.conf.

Best regards,

-Harry


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