neysx 09/10/19 16:16:36 Modified: gcc-optimization.xml Log: #289741 mention -pipe uses more memory
Revision Changes Path 1.17 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gcc-optimization.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gcc-optimization.xml?rev=1.17&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gcc-optimization.xml?rev=1.17&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gcc-optimization.xml?r1=1.16&r2=1.17 Index: gcc-optimization.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gcc-optimization.xml,v retrieving revision 1.16 retrieving revision 1.17 diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17 --- gcc-optimization.xml 19 Jul 2009 02:05:08 -0000 1.16 +++ gcc-optimization.xml 19 Oct 2009 16:16:36 -0000 1.17 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gcc-optimization.xml,v 1.16 2009/07/19 02:05:08 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gcc-optimization.xml,v 1.17 2009/10/19 16:16:36 neysx Exp $ --> <guide link="/doc/en/gcc-optimization.xml"> <title>Compilation Optimization Guide</title> @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.11</version> -<date>2009-07-18</date> +<version>1.12</version> +<date>2009-10-19</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -340,10 +340,11 @@ <body> <p> -A fun, safe flag to use is <c>-pipe</c>. This flag actually has no effect on the +A common flag is <c>-pipe</c>. This flag actually has no effect on the generated code, but it makes the compilation process faster. It tells the compiler to use pipes instead of temporary files during the different stages of -compilation. +compilation, which uses more memory. On systems with low memory, gcc might get +killed. In that case, do not use this flag. </p> </body>
