On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:13:16 +0000 Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de> wrote: > Rebuilding binaries allows for > better use of (newer) instructions > which aren't in the common generic set, use of (e.g. DSP-like) > instruction set extensions Can you give some more information on that? Do you just mean rebuilding with an updated toolchain or are there different compiler options involved too? > I think the tradeoffs involved here don't allow a simple solution > unless we choose not to support certain classes of systems. Indeed, it's hard to see how this can be automated. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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