-O3 compilation?
Hi,
Currently, our policy encourages or mandates -O2 compilation.
However, there are some certain programs for which -O3 is much better.
One that I am aware of is bzip2. This is a processor-intensive
program that could certainly benefit from -O3.
Another that I maintain myself is netmaze. This is a game that has
CPU-intensive 3D rendering routines that benefit dramatically from -O3
(based on first-hand experience).
I would suggest an amendment of some sort to policy to encourage usage
of -O3 in certain limited situations in which it would result in a
dramatic difference (another that comes to mind is the X server, and
gcc itself)
John
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