Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:29:12 +0200 From: Patrick Useldinger <pu@vo.lu> To: FreeBSD Questions Mail List <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: any use to build from source? Message-ID: <40D33478.3060705@vo.lu>
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Hi all, I must say that I was initially interested in the idea of building software from source - but I am kind of loosing it. Certainly, it allows you to compile with the compiler options you want, you are able to optimize the binaries for your CPU, but: does it really matter? Are the speed improvements really visible? Dependencies was another argument: you compile with the correct headers of dependant files, well... is that really so? If you upgraded the dependant binaries, wouldn't you get the same effect? One certain drawback of compiling from source is the compilation time. Large packages like KDE or OpenOffice take ages, so you can't just "quickly" upgrade a whole system, or a large part of it. I might add that I am more the typical desktop user, not using my machines for real and specific server apps. So, my question is basically: did you, in your experience, find that compiling from source *really* has any serious advantages that make up for the time it takes? -PU
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