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Date:      Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:45:10 -0700
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, Max Khon <fjoe@FreeBSD.org>, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, =?iso-8859-1?Q?G=E1bor_K=F6vesd=E1n?= <gabor@t-hosting.hu>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r228143 - in head: . share/mk tools/build/options
Message-ID:  <590FF4B6-8185-4ED3-B72A-240803F7ADF6@bsdimp.com>
In-Reply-To: <4ED545A9.8000304@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <201111291946.pATJkHMs064094@svn.freebsd.org> <4ED544E1.3050307@t-hosting.hu> <4ED545A9.8000304@FreeBSD.org>

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On Nov 29, 2011, at 1:50 PM, Doug Barton wrote:

> On 11/29/2011 12:47, G=E1bor K=F6vesd=E1n wrote:
>> On 2011.11.29. 20:46, Max Khon wrote:
>>> Log:
>>>   Turn off profiled libs build by default.
>>>   Can be enabled back using WITH_PROFILE=3Dyes in /etc/src.conf
>> I think it was useful. Profiling is useful for developing any piece =
of
>> software that builds on libc or other common libs, even for software
>> that is not directly related to FreeBSD. I think it should be =
reverted.
>=20
> Since we ask users to read -current, it would be useful if our
> developers did too. :)

But that's not the place to discuss this...  It should have gone through =
arch@ not current@

> As Max pointed out in his message about this, the profiled libs are =
only
> really useful to a tiny percentage of developers. If you need them,
> twist the knob. Building them should be off by default.

I can't profile my programs effectively without them.  Am I now forced =
to build profile libs with a full FreeBSD to get them?  Seems like a big =
step backwards.

Warner




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