On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:37, Johannes Graumann wrote: > Well, I'm aware that some of the BIG stuff will take a while to compile ... > am not planning to run KDE or Gnome though (Ion is what I use) - non the > less, I assume that a XFree86 compile will take a while ... but would it be > worth performance wise? Any other opinions?
The tone of your message implies that you intended to post to the list, so I will reply to the list. I am very doubtful about whether you will get a performance increase in X that justifies recompiling it. For my own use I use the frame-buffer driver in the kernel and the fbdev X driver which costs quite a bit of performance. The performance difference between the fbdev driver and the native driver is probably much greater than the benefit of any optimisation you might ever hope to make. However when I'm setting up machines I believe that fbdev is best even for small machines such as P-200 class laptops. fbdev is easier to manage, keeps all the device dependant code in one place, and greatly decreases the chance of an X server bug forcing a hardware reset. Also there have been some issues recently of compiler bugs affecting builds of complex packages such as the kernel, X, etc. I can't use a standard kernel so I am forced to deal with such issues for the kernel. I am unwilling to take the risk of compiling my own X server, I would rather have it done by an expert who then tests it thoroughly before uploading it (and is fully capable of debugging and fixing it on the occasions when things go wrong). The amount of effort that I would have to spend to be able to debug X compilation issues as well as Branden would be immense and not worth my effort. -- http://www.coker.com.au/selinux/ My NSA Security Enhanced Linux packages http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
