Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 02:07:26 -0800 From: Donald Burr <dburr@borg-cube.com> To: List FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: How much difference does 'gcc -O<x>' make? Message-ID: <101C5248-740D-11D8-B665-000A95B9AE7E@borg-cube.com>
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A question occurred to me today. How much difference does 'gcc -O<x>' make in the speed of my system? I notice some ports that claim to not work properly if compiled with -O<x> (the one that comes to mind right away is XFree86 4.x, but I've seen others) and I am thinking of just turning OFF -O<x> option in my /etc/make.conf. I'm just wondering how much of an impact this will have on system performance. FYI, my box is a Via C3 @ 800MHz with 128 MB RAM, and it basically lives its life as an e-mail and Web server and gateway for my home network. (in other words it doesn't do any computing intensive stuff like sequencing DNA or searching for aliens. :) ) TIA for your advice/opinions. Donald -- Donald Burr of Borg <dburr@borg-cube.com> | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! Website: http://www.borg-cube.com/ | http://www.freebsd.org/ PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1212 \----------------------------- Tel: (805)563-0672 ICQ# 16997506 Present Day... Present Time!
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