Re: Should gcc use the -pipe option by default?

[Ian Lance Taylor]

   Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 04:34:50 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Mo DeJong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

   I have noticed that there are a number of packages that
   include extra code to test for and enable the -pipe
   option to gcc. I think it might be a good idea to add
   the -pipe option to the default CFLAGS if gcc is detected and
   the -pipe option is supported. What do you think?

It's pretty easy to write C++ code for which -pipe is slower on a
reasonable machine.  Both the compiler and assembler require an
enormous amount of memory, and the system starts swapping.  I've seen
this myself on a 64MB system.

Ian