>> Note that "-O2" is the highest form of optimization that does not trade >> off space for speed. Since Linux is sometimes run on machines with very >> tight memory/disk constraints, then trading off significant space (>20%) >> for insignificant speed (<10%) is, IMO, not worth it. Measuring speed >> improvement is, unfortunately, much more difficult than measuring program >> size. > >Does anyone disagree with Brian White ? If not I'll change the >guidelines back to recommending -O2.
Brian's right. Stick with -O2. Behan Webster ------------------------------ ,-------------------------------------------. Behan Webster | The opinions expressed above are mine and | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | in no way reflect those of BNR or [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (613) 765-5502 `-------------------------------------------'