John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Currently, our policy encourages or mandates -O2 compilation.
Uh, why not read actually read policy? It says: "It is up to the package maintainer to decide what compilation options are best for the package. *Certain binaries (such as computationally-intensive programs) may function better with certain flags (`-O3', for example); feel free to use them.* Please use good judgment here. Don't use flags for the sake of it; only use them if there is good reason to do so. Feel free to override the upstream author's ideas about which compilation options are best--they are often inappropriate for our environment." [My emphasis] I think that covers your concerns. -- James
