Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:39:44 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Parv <parv@pair.com> Cc: pu@vo.lu Subject: Re: any use to build from source? Message-ID: <20040618173944.7c20b665.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20040618203211.GA1964@moo.holy.cow> References: <40D33478.3060705@vo.lu> <20040618203211.GA1964@moo.holy.cow>
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Parv <parv@pair.com> wrote: > in message <40D33478.3060705@vo.lu>, > wrote Patrick Useldinger thusly... > > > > (Building from source) allows you to compile with the compiler > > options you want, you are able to optimize the binaries for your > > CPU, but: does it really matter? Are the speed improvements really > > visible? > > I haven't run any benchmarks related to speed for use of software on > a personal, non-server computer. http://www.potentialtech.com/wmoran/source.php It's not comprehensive, and I haven't had an opportunity to do the additional tests I wanted to do, but it is _some_ testing ... -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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