At 2:40 PM -0500 6/16/2009, Kris Tilford wrote: >On Jun 16, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Dan wrote: > >> Monolingual does NOT remove powerpc model-specific >> code (the subject of this thread). > >Monolingual DOES remove PPC model-specific code. > >There is a check box for each CPU: PPC, G3, G4, G4 and Intel.
Ok. I sit corrected. :) Last time I looked at Monolingual, it just stripped language resources. Lookin at it now... heh. +/- breaking signed and checksum'd apps (yes, I see the exception list), I can see where this would be good for saving some disk space. But it has nothing to do with compilation optimizations. This is the equivalent of throwing out the spare tire and the rest of the stuff in your trunk, just to save .1 mpg -- the original engine tuning is not touched. Compilation optimizing is the equivalent of installing a higher-performance carburetor and fine tuning it, etc, in order to jack up the gas mileage significantly. Note that once you've hit the system and apps with this tool, they are forever "damaged". Diff type updaters (albeit rare) will see their targets as damaged. A clone of your system can never be used on system with a different processor (big down-side, IMO). And, as time goes on, when you apply updates, you'll have to keep using Monolingual so as to keep that .1 mpg. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
