Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-14 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 09:16:58AM +0100, Florian Philipp wrote: > >>> * The last thing I’m going to set up is filesystem encryption, at least > >>> for ~. > >>> I already know/think that AES would be the best choice due to limited > >>> CPU > >>> power, but what else is there to heed beside

Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-13 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am Mittwoch, 12. Dezember 2012, 02:40:04 schrieb Frank Steinmetzger: > On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 09:20:55PM +0100, Florian Philipp wrote: > > > * From my observations, the benefit of 64 bit over 32 is much smaller > > > for an> > > > > Atom than it is for my Core2. Am I right to assume thus that

Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-13 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:41:03 +0100, Florian Philipp wrote: > >> I personally see no reason for encrypting root as there is nothing of > >> interest in there. > > > > No passwords in /etc? The main reason I encrypt / is that wicd keeps > > its passwords in /etc. > > > > I substitute with syml

Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-12 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 12.12.2012 10:40, schrieb Neil Bothwick: > On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:16:58 +0100, Florian Philipp wrote: > >> I personally see no reason for encrypting root as there is nothing of >> interest in there. > > No passwords in /etc? The main reason I encrypt / is that wicd keeps its > passwords in /et

Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:16:58 +0100, Florian Philipp wrote: > I personally see no reason for encrypting root as there is nothing of > interest in there. No passwords in /etc? The main reason I encrypt / is that wicd keeps its passwords in /etc. -- Neil Bothwick DOS never says "EXCELLENT comman

Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-12 Thread Walter Dnes
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 06:36:47PM +0100, Frank Steinmetzger wrote > * I???m interested in the question of -O2 vs. -Os. > Some sources say -Os is bad, b/c it breaks debugging and is mainly > untested. I won???t do heavy developing on it anyway, and Atoms do > have a puny cache. So I wonder

Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-12 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 12.12.2012 02:40, schrieb Frank Steinmetzger: > On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 09:20:55PM +0100, Florian Philipp wrote: > >>> * From my observations, the benefit of 64 bit over 32 is much smaller for an >>> Atom than it is for my Core2. Am I right to assume thus that the Atom >>> architecture doe

Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-11 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 09:20:55PM +0100, Florian Philipp wrote: > > * From my observations, the benefit of 64 bit over 32 is much smaller for an > > Atom than it is for my Core2. Am I right to assume thus that the Atom > > architecture doesn’t have much to offer to 64 bit (such as extra > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-11 Thread Joseph
I have: Atom(TM) CPU 330 @ 1.60GHz running it with: CFLAGS="-march=core2 -O2 -pipe" CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" MAKEOPTS="-j5" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" Didn't run any test performance on it, but the only disappointing fact about this small box is that it will not reboot itself when the power goe

Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-11 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 11.12.2012 18:36, schrieb Frank Steinmetzger: > Hello list > > Long time no read... :) > > It follows a verbose preamble. For the actual questions see dashed line > below. > TL;DR summary: it’s all about ricer-performance questions on a netbook. > > > I have the luck of having obtained a u

Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-11 Thread Norman Invasion
On 11 December 2012 12:36, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > Hello list . . . > So I’m interested in you opinion and own experience about the following > arising questions: > > * From my observations, the benefit of 64 bit over 32 is much smaller for an > Atom than it is for my Core2. Am I right to a

[gentoo-user] Intel Atom: architecture, distcc, crossdev and compile flags

2012-12-11 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
Hello list Long time no read... :) It follows a verbose preamble. For the actual questions see dashed line below. TL;DR summary: it’s all about ricer-performance questions on a netbook. I have the luck of having obtained a used netbook for free (Atom N450, single- core with HT, 1 GB memory, 54