I have been doing some research lately about the performance difference between binary packages, and those compiled from source. From what I have learned so far their really is not a good tool to verify the difference.
I keep hearing about how important a source package is over a binary. Some Gentoo fan boys swear by it. But I want to know about facts. If I compile my kernel and use binary packages such as we do here with debian. How much of a performance hit will I take? Has anyone done a source vs binary package performance test comparison? How much faster would a XFree86 source compiled be against a binary of the same package under similar compile flags? Could the average user tell the difference? How stable would the combination be? I know that their is always a trade off, between speed and stability, a lot of people can compile with speed optimizations with less stable results. The Gentoo forums are full of discussions of unstable choices used in compilation. What I would really like to see is a comparison of basic packages done with speed and stability as a base to see what holds up. Is their such a beast, or has someone done some basic research to see what the difference is? I would like to see a basic Debian package vs Gentoo Emerge package on the same system comparision. Anyway hope I haven't gone two much off topic, just curious. Rthoreau I like top posting, that is what headers are for! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]