Re: [OT] Compiling From source. Thanks

2002-11-12 Thread Shri Shrikumar
Just wanted to say thanks to all that replied. I probably wont compile from source unless I find myself very bored(and with plenty disk space) On Sun, 2002-11-10 at 12:25, Shri Shrikumar wrote: > Hi All, > > Firstly, let me apologize for the off-topic post. > > I am considering compiling some so

Re: [OT] Compiling From source

2002-11-11 Thread Rob Weir
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 11:26:57AM -0200, Klaus Imgrund wrote: > No - useing gcc 2.95 instead of 3.2 speeds it up. Other way round. GCC 3.2 is supposed to be a huge improvement over 2.95 (at run time, anyhow). -rob msg12333/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: [OT] Compiling From source

2002-11-10 Thread Rob Weir
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 12:25:57PM +, Shri Shrikumar wrote: > 1. How easy is it to set something up so a group of packages get > automatically compiled (with some preset flags for optimization). Setting CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS will work for 99% of programs. Maybe apt-build is worth a look? > 2.

Re: [OT] Compiling From source

2002-11-10 Thread Klaus Imgrund
On Sun, 10 Nov 2002 12:25:57 + Shri Shrikumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. How easy is it to set something up so a group of packages get > automatically compiled (with some preset flags for optimization). I wouldn't do that - some apps and drivers don't work anymore with certain flags.You

Re: [OT] Compiling From source

2002-11-10 Thread Thorsten Haude
Hi, * Shri Shrikumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-11-10 13:25]: >1. How easy is it to set something up so a group of packages get >automatically compiled (with some preset flags for optimization). With Gentoo - easy. With Debian it would take probably much longer than you can ever hope to save later.

Re: [OT] Compiling From source

2002-11-10 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 12:25:57PM +, Shri Shrikumar wrote: > 2. Which all packages are the prime candidates. Presumably XFree86 is a > candidate - what about libc and suchlike. I already compile the kernel. > Would compiling gcc speed up compiling ? The kernel and any movie-specific stuff see

[OT] Compiling From source

2002-11-10 Thread Shri Shrikumar
Hi All, Firstly, let me apologize for the off-topic post. I am considering compiling some software with optimizations to try to speed up my machine. I considered going to something like gentoo but would rather not *have to* compile all software. My questions are. 1. How easy is it to set someth