Arthur Marsh wrote:
Also, when I first researched apt-build, I thought that, by the build output, it didn't really optimize packages. However, the author of the package referred me to an excerpt of /usr/share/doc/apt-build/README.Debian where it says that apt-build does in fact optimize. The excerpt says:Adam Porter wrote, On 2006-09-18 19:12:So, is there any way to set compiler flags in the Debian package buildingprocess other than using apt-build or editing debian/rules?look at the package: pentium-builder"Replaces gcc, cc, and g++ with scripts that build pentium optimized code. (Other processors can be optimised for as well.)
Q: gcc and g++ do not seem to be called with good options! A: *** They are called with them! *** What you see on your screen is the command called by make, but the wrapper wraps (yeah, it does) calls to gcc/g++ and adds options you specified in the apt-build configuration file. You won't see this on your screen. Try `ps ax | grep gcc' instead as a proof, while building.I would say that as long as apt-build is configured properly (use 'dpkg-reconfigure apt-build'), apt-build does optimize. I do agree with OP, though that there seem to be some problems with apt-build's functionality. Cheers.
-- Sincerely Jose Alburquerque