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Date:      Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:39:40 +0100
From:      Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>
To:        George Cox <gjvc@extremis.demon.co.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: -pipe switch in kernel compilation
Message-ID:  <20000111073939.A31293@titan.klemm.gtn.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000110165543.A5720@extremis.demon.co.uk>; from gjvc@extremis.demon.co.uk on Mon, Jan 10, 2000 at 04:55:43PM %2B0000
References:  <20000110165543.A5720@extremis.demon.co.uk>

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On Mon, Jan 10, 2000 at 04:55:43PM +0000, George Cox wrote:
> G'day,
> 
> While compiling a kernel today, I noticed that the '-pipe' option to gcc
> was not being used.  Is there any reason for this?

I think this is the (historical) default, so that people with
only 4-8 MB of RAM don't get into trouble ;-)

Where 4 MB isn't sufficient anymore with a GENERIC kernel.
You need at least 6 MB or so to boot, then compile a custom
kernel and then, if you are lucky, can perhaps run with 4 MB.

But that information is about 1-2 years old, don't know, if
we perhaps already need 6-8 MB nowadays...
Though it's zillions better than M$ crap.

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