[julia-users] implications of using the precompiled "generic linux binary" vs building julia myself?

[Florian Oswald]

I've usually built julia from source on several unix hpc systems I'm 
working on. Most of the times that worked fine, but it takes time, and 
sometimes I was stuck with a broken build for couple of hours. I just found 
out that the "generic linux binary" from http://julialang.org/downloads/ 
works perfectly for me. Should I expect that the version I build myself has 
any performance gains, or what's the golden rule [for users!] when it comes 
to "precompiled vs build your own" in julia?