On Wed, Sep 08, 1999 at 09:39:23AM -0400, Raul Miller wrote: > ...Ben's proposal is purely an optimization. [I'm not sure if anyone > has benchmarked it -- and while I hope someone cares about benchmarking > optimizations, I don't care enough myself. My packages compile in a > few seconds on the machine I build them on. Then again, I don't run a > build machine.]
I have benchmarked this, and most of the larger packages (those that build several megs or more of object files, which with -g on, was quite a lot) saw a roughly 15% increase in speed during compiles. Now this is on a fast Ultra30, so I'm sure other systems, like the m68k machines, will no doubt show better results. On top of that, the space requirements are reduced considerably. Raul, you seem to have no real interest in this proposal. As a courtesy, please allow the ones that are interested to atleast have a chance to modify the draft into a final stage. You have already voiced your dislike and your objections are noted. The continual rants are not allowing any progress. Ben
