-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 1 Apr 2004, Bhaskar Dutta wrote:
> Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 18:26:37 +0530 > From: Bhaskar Dutta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [ilugd] Re: Gentoo > > > >>> On Thursday 01 Apr 2004 10:00 am, TD <Tarun Dua> said: > TD> Supreet Sethi wrote: > TD> > When I tried it took me 3 days to get and compile all the packages > that TD> > I needed. > TD> I was told there is another problem with Gentoo. > TD> It tries to use all sorts of tested/un-tested compile time switches > when TD> it compiles which doesn't always result in an optimized system as > is TD> desired. What was your experience with the gentoo install Supreet, is > it TD> worth the time and effort. > TD> > > Well, unless you have some wild settings in your /etc/make.conf (for example > ~ARCH, which is similar to debian unstable; or say wrong CHOST, CFLAGS and > CXXFLAGS ), from my personal experience I don't think gentoo will ever give > you an under-optimized or broken system . All compile switches provided with > the ebuilds are tested by the developers. Could you please share the details > where such a thing has happened? > > Regards, > Bhaskar. > Will using Gentoo, or in simple, recompiling programs with Optimization Flags make a major difference. For a normal set of packages I don't think so. Besides, it does make differences with some exceptional softwares like Open Office etc, may be, but I'm not sure. Won't simply using `prelink` on a normal package (packages made for Debian/RedHat) optimize it. Yes, there are results on Gentoo's website that do prove that performance is much better the Gentoo way but `prelink` too has some features to suffice it. I know it's not directly related to the topic but thought might be of some use. Following are some links related to prelink: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/libc-alpha/2001-06/msg00113.html http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2001-05/msg01670.html rrs > -- > > _______________________________ > > Bhaskar Dutta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > GPG .eq. AA56 1EB5 D7E8 DD9C 298E 8F4D 375F D416 01D5 671C > ------------------------------- > http://qhotwire.sourceforge.net/bhaskar-gpg-public.key > _______________________________ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > ------------ Output from gpg ------------ > gpg: Signature made Thu Apr 1 18:26:37 2004 IST using DSA key ID 01D5671C > gpg: Can't check signature: public key not found > > Ritesh Raj Sarraf Email: rrs [EMAIL PROTECTED] researchut.com Web: http://www.researchut.com Phone: +91-9899655651 GPG Key ID: 0x04F130BC -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFAbECQ4Rhi6gTxMLwRAtyCAKCUMho+2/Y3uzNFxsPhnOfJQE4ZkACgreqG +zl04HjoVL/CWr6CoBf139A= =wqPE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
