On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 12:25:57PM +0000, Shri Shrikumar wrote: > 1. How easy is it to set something up so a group of packages get > automatically compiled (with some preset flags for optimization). Setting CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS will work for 99% of programs. Maybe apt-build is worth a look? > 2. Which all packages are the prime candidates. Presumably XFree86 is a > candidate - what about libc and suchlike. I already compile the kernel. > Would compiling gcc speed up compiling ? I don't know about this. There used to be problems with optimising libc, but I've no idea if they're still around. You'll need to investigate, I guess. Maybe the gentoo site would have useful info? > 3. How much minimum spare hard drive space would I need? The kernel source is ~120MB, and takes on the order of a few hundred meg to build in. Mozilla is a similar size, but takes ~1GB to build, IIRC. No idea about X, but I'd say it would be on the Mozilla side of things. > 3. Is it worth it ? Probably not. Optimising for a Pentium is apparently worth it, but Pentium Pro + it seems to be mostyl pointless. That said, if you have the time, give it a go! Report your results back here and maybe you'll change peoples minds. -rob
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