On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote: > > Encountered that distro too. Needs a hell of a processor (since it compiles > packages optimized to the processor), a fast internet connection and some good > amount of hard disk space. And sure it takes a long time to get it ready > (but heck, you get a setup custom-compiled to the type of hardware you have). > Plus the fact that it ain't for the beginner (the first step is for the > power user to compile the kernel first after succeeding in installing the > preliminary packages installed in their custom ISO-image). > Anybody has an idea about how compiler-optimalization for a specific CPU affects speed or code-size?
Ofcourse, specific applications like mpg123 or mplayer benefit alot, but how about standard things like exim or bash? Could anybody point me to some documentation/tests? [quick google search didn't give anything specific] [+ don't have that much time to search atm, bloody exams...] Dries
