Bug#429385: This is Relevant

[Falk Hueffner <falk@debian.org>]

David Baron <d_baron@012.net.il> writes:

> Package author posts:
>
>> Better compile using G++-4.0. 4.1 fails with an internal compiler
>> error compiling ToneStack.cc. I filed a bug for the debian G++-4.1
>> as instructed.  G++-4.0 compiles fine.
>
> Just edit the makefile and swap "-O3" with "-O2" in the OPTS
> section.  The FSF doesnt seem to be kidding when they say -O2 is the
> only tested optimisation level for GCC.

This is bullshit. The FSF does not say anything about things like
this, because they are not directly involved in gcc development.

> Released software should be compiled with "-O2" IMHO.

This is true, though, since the Debian policy mandates it, unless
there's a good reason not to (e.g., it has been found to give a
significant performance advantage to use -O3).

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	Falk