On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 10:59:59PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > On 12/01/2011 22:41, Steve Kargl wrote: > > > Having a set of profiled libraries in-sync with the static > > and shared libraries allows one to run the profiler on their > > code when someone changes a library and that change causes > > a dramatic change in the performance of one's code. > > And as Max pointed out in his OP, that only applies to a tiny fraction > of our users, or even our developers. If you want to use them, turn the > knob.
Not only do I want to use them, I do use use profiled libraries. All those changes to libm that I've submitted over the years have been run through the profile. More importantly, we are discussion freebsd-current. I would hope that the other developers profile their changes to system before committing. > > > PS: David was not complaining about "fixing a 17 year old bug". > > He was stating that a single day of discussion changing > > a 17 year old practice seems a little too brief. > > If it's a good idea, it's a good idea no matter how many different ways > we flog it. :) > I think it is a horrible idea. Perhaps, we should discuss the technical issues before you start yet another bikeshed (see your recent posts concerning the ports repo for your hypocricy). -- Steve _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
