Re: Recompiling packages for Pentium.

[Federico Di Gregorio <fog@perosa.alpcom.it>]

> Is it possible, as some people mentioned, to recompile packages to take
> advantage of gcc-pentium.  This could be like the m68k port.  The main
> advantage I see, if we prove that the packages are stable, is that we
> would probably have the fastest distribution that runs on Pentiums and
> Ppros.
> 
> I have plenty of disk space to do the recompiles if people think this is a
> good idea.

I own a Pentium so, if the packages are stable, I vote for it.
(But how much is the gain in speed? I dont think the recompile
is worth to gain only a 3-5% in speed.)


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