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 -- John Goerzen | Developing for Debian GNU/Linux (www.debian.org) Custom Programming | Debian GNU/Linux is a free replacement for [EMAIL PROTECTED] | DOS/Windows -- check it out at www.debian.org. ----------------------+---------------------------------------------- Find out how to avoid all those pesky crashes, lockups, application errors, and slow applications at http://www.debian.org -- Debian can replace Windows 95 with a much more stable operating system.
